78 THE SECOND FROGGY FAIRY BOOK:

will haunt here until then, though they can do
nothing save keep me under the water sky.

“T may no longer roam above in the forest,
nor hold fairy gatherings by the brink of the
stream, in the moonlight.

“But Froggy the Fiddler will have to do
these things for me,in future. And I had rather
live here below in Auman form than have full
liberty to go where I choose in froggy form.” —

The music began, and
the floor became awhirl
with fancifully dressed
little couples. The air the
orchestra played was the
Se eet Elsie had ever
heard; it sounded like a
composition of the best
parts from all her favorite
pieces. Lovely pink light
was cast on the dancers
from the many fairy-lamps.
Again Elsie’s host addressed her:

“You are going to leave me. Do please
come back to me sometime, for you know I am
the only child down here. I shall miss you so!
Conditions have changed, and Froggy the
Fiddler can’t call for you any more. The Fates
decree you must come of yourself, hereafter.
To get here, fall asleep, and, in your sleep,