THE GORGON’S HEAD. 39

It is greatly to be feared that the Three Gray Women
were very much in the habit of disturbing their mutual
harmony by bickerings of this sort; which was the more
pity, as they could not conveniently do without one an-
other, and were evidently intended to be inseparable
companions. As a general rule, I would advise all peo-
ple, whether sisters or brothers, old or young, who
chance to have but one eye amongst them, to cultivate
forbearance, and not all insist upon peeping through it
at once. |

Quicksilver and Perseus, in the mean time, were mak-
ing the best of their way in quest of the Nymphs. The
old dames had given them such particular directions,
that they were not long in finding them out. They
proved to be very different persons from Nightmare,
Shakejoint, and Scarecrow ; for, instead of being old,
they were young and beautiful; and instead of one eye
amongst the sisterhood, each Nymph had two exceed-
ingly bright eyes of her own, with which she looked very
kindly at Perseus. They seemed to be acquainted with
Quicksilver; and when he told them the adventure
which Perseus had undertaken, they made no difficulty
about giving him the valuable articles that were in their
custody. In the first place, they brought ont what ap-
peared to be a small purse, made of deer-skin, and curi-
ously embroidered, and bade him be sure and keep it
safe. This was the magic wallet. The Nymphs next
produced a pair of shoes, or slippers, or sandals, with a
nice little pair of wings at the heel of each.

“ Put them on, Perseus,” said Quicksilver. “ You