124 Make-Believe

are so strong, and tall, and swift that you'd
think you must be under their feet every
moment. There’s a soldier going by on
the pavement in a blaze of light; you
should just see how he strides along,
stamping his feet so that his bright spurs
may jingle. And do you hear that music ?
Little children are dancing there by the
.side of the street, and the people who go
by are giving them pennies. The man
who plays the organ has a very bronzed
face and white teeth, and he laughs when
the people give their pennies, and turns
the handle faster. And there are ladies
going by in lovely frocks. O, it is a
brave sight altogether!”

Doris sighed. ‘Go on,” she said,
“you, more than any one else, make me
wish I could see; but I love you to talk,
because sometimes, when you are telling
me things, I almost do see. It is like
dreaming.”

They had reached the hall, and the
Visitor helped her out of the cab and led