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HE wakened up, and the Man with the Lantern was not beside her any more. All alone was she in the Dark Forest.

She stood up and she called out the name of the one whom she would most like to have near her; she called out the name of Valentine. But the name sounded hollow amongst the dark and stone-like trees.

Then Golden Hood ran on and on. Oh, how might she get out of this Dark Forest! She ran on until she saw before her a sight so welcome that she stopped for joy. There was Baldwin, John Ball's old mill horse! Baldwin saw her, and he whinnied to her.