ten arises the House of Dreams, and
not, as many have supposed, about the couch of down and silken
tapestries. Always, near a House of Dreams, must be a mountain
or a sea, and trees, and grasses, with the sky also, and the
stars, which are the candles of our dream houses. See, you had
not noticed it, but there is a star in your candle."

I looked, and it was as the Singing Mouse had said. A star was
at the candle top. By its light I could dream nobly, and many
things seemed true which have not yet come true when the star in
the candle does not shine. But they are true in the land of the
Singing Mouse. In that country it is not palaces alone that are
Houses of Dreams. I know this thing is true. Wherefore, all ye
who have come hither, let your hope and your joy be strong; and
by no means despair, for better than despair are hope and joy.

[Illustration]

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Erratum

we will watch, hush, hush, hush!'
_single close quote missing in text_

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