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 pair of heavy spectacles.)&emsp;Ha! Ha! How many ears I’ve pierced! Come near the window.

Oh, I’m afraid!

Then we needn’t do it!

Oh, I promise, I’ll not cry. Here’s my right ear…&emsp;(Fraidele bites her lip and draws up her shoulders as the old woman pierces the ear.)

Does it hurt, ha? When one wants to wear ear-rings…

Ha—I hear the thread going through…Oooh—phah!

Nu, done! It won’t hurt so much now. The other will go easier. Give the left ear here.&emsp;(She pierces the left ear.)&emsp;Now you’ve got it—safely over. In three months you can cut the thread and pull it out. And here are the ear-rings. They say they’re gold. Hide them so you won't lose them.

Oh, won’t it be pretty! I’ll hide them on the shelf near the almonds.

Where will you put the dress?

The dress? I’ll wait till papa comes. I couldn’t take it without him. He’ll pay you for it.