NO CINDERELLA
"Would that I possessed a cobbler's license!"—sighing.
She laughed. "You wouldn't be half so nice."
This was almost the beginning of an enchantment.
"If you will turn your head toward the wall I'll try on the slipper. I am curious to learn if there is a girl here who has a smaller foot than I."
"Vanity, vanity, all is vanity!"
"'Tisn't vanity; it's curiosity; and maybe my foot is getting cold."
I took some pillows and piled them on the floor. "How will this do?"
"Since I can not have the slipper I shall not move. Besides, I am sitting on the unshod foot. Hadn't you better
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