, can't
you love him; can't you, won't you marry him and let us all live
together?"

There was a penetrating sweetness in the pleading, but she saw the red
of surprise mount to the very edge of the man's hair, and almost a
frown settle between the eyes. Her face dropped to the silken soft
head and she felt the child's heart beat tumultuously. To make the two
who loved her happy--to have them for her own----

She reached out her hand--it was her right hand. He caught it and
pressed it to his lips with a fervor that thrilled every pulse of her
being.

It was not the tie of kindred blood, but that divine immortal kindred
of love, and as he clasped his arms about them both they were Father,
Mother and Child.

And so, Marilla had not only the Fairy Godmother, but the Prince as
well.

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