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ou've been awake for quite a long time," said the Dream.

Marjorie did not answer; but she lay very still, with her eyes wide open and the corners of her mouth looking wonderfully sweet.

The Dream swung his feet back and forth as he sat on the foot-board and watched her. Presently a tiny breeze came in at the window and blew a little loose lock of hair across her face. She put up her hand and brushed it away and then lay still again; but in a moment the sweet look went from the corners of her mouth, and a little frown came between her eyebrows. "Oh dear!" she said.

"What's the matter?" asked the Dream.

"That's just it!" exclaimed Marjorie savagely; "The matter! Whenever there is any trouble or anything goes wrong, someone always says 'What's the matter?' And it always is matter. The