ll.'

'There is one thing more,' said the Master, before taking leave of
him. 'You will find, hanging round Callia's neck (Callia is the name
of your playmate), a little mirror, set in a frame of precious stones.
This mirror will always show you an image of yourself, not as you
think yourself to be, but as you really are. If you trust to what the
mirror tells you, you will not know trouble; but if you disregard it,
you will be in danger. The mirror is the only thing that will always
tell you the truth.'

'I will always believe it,' said Calladon; and then the Master bade
him good night, and Calladon fell asleep.

CHAPTER III.

CALLIA AND THE MIRROR.

The next morning, when Calladon woke up, the first thing he saw was a
lovely little girl slumbering beside him.

For a moment he was greatly astonished, for he had forgotten that the
Master had gone, and that he had promised him a companion. But
presently the memory of the day before came back to him, and he
recollected that henceforth he was to take care of himself. The
thought made him feel quite brave and manly; and with such a beautiful
playmate as this to keep him company, he felt sure that he would be
the happiest boy in the world. And as he wanted his happiness, and
hers, to begin as soon as possible, he bent over and kissed her on the
lips.

She opened a pair of lovely blue eyes, and yawned, and said--

'Where am I? Oh! Calladon, is that you? How handsome you look, and
how good you are!'

'How did you know me?' asked Calladon.

'If I am Callia, you must be Calladon!' replied she, laughing. 'Who
else could you be?'

'Now that I look in your eyes, it seems as if I must have always known
you!' said Calladon.

'And I know you the same way,' said Callia.

'But how did you get here?' he asked.

'What a funny question! as if I had ever been anywhere else!'

'It is very strange, however,' he said; 'for though I can remember
living here for a long time and not seeing you, still I cannot imagine
your ever having been away from me. We seem always to have been
together.'

'So we have,' replied Callia; 'and we will always stay together, won't
we?'

'Indeed we will,' said Calladon; 'so now give me a kiss, and let us
have our breakfast.'

Their breakfast was there waiting for them, as was everything else
they needed; and while they were eating it they talked about what they
would do during the day. They soon found out that the difficulty
would be