"To think that she was afraid to go in, for fear that she didn't belong to the kingdom, and that the scissors might leap down and drive her back." "Oh, if I had only known!" sighed Lloyd, remorsefully.

"I feel too mean for anything! If I'd only believed that it was because she hadn't been brought up to know any bettah that she acted so horrid, and that all the time she really wanted to be liked! Mothah told me I ought to put myself in her place, and make allowances for her, but I didn't want to even try, and I nevah was nice to her but once--that time I gave her the candy.

Then I was only pretendin' I cared for her, just for fun.

I didn't want her to go with us to the Scissahs gate that day.

Mothah made me invite her.