Some time later, when reminded that it was time for little girls to be
in bed, Marie protested stoutly that she was not sleepy.
"Pray, little mama," she begged, "let us look a little longer through
the telescope; it is so interesting."
But even while she was giving voice to her petition the windows in the
dining-room over at the castle became darkened. The gentlemen evidently
had retired to their rooms for the night.
"Oh, ah-h," yawned Marie, "I am sleepy, after all! Come, little mama, we
will go to bed."
Katharina herself conducted the young girl to her room. Marie exclaimed
with surprise and delight when, on entering the room adjoining the
baroness's own sleeping-chamber, she beheld her own furniture--the
canopy-bed, the book-shelves, toys, card-table, everything. Even Hitz,
Mitz, Pani, and Miura sat in a row on the sofa, and Phryxus and Helle
came waddling toward her, and sat up on their hind legs.
The things had been brought over from the castle while the baroness and
Marie were in the park.
"You will feel more at home with your belongings about you," said
Katharina, as she returned the grateful girl's good-night kiss.
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