What qualities have you given your new servant ?" "Only those that an humble servant requires," she answered.

"I do not wish her to feel above her station, as the Glass Cat does.

That would make her discontented and unhappy, for of course she must always be a servant." Ojo was somewhat disturbed as he listened to this, and the boy began to fear he had done wrong in adding all those different qualities of brains to the lot Margolotte had prepared for the servant.

But it was too late now for regret, since all the brains were securely sewn up inside the Patchwork Girl's head.

He might have confessed what he had done and thus allowed Margolotte and her husband to change the brains; but he was afraid of incurring their anger.