Elizabeth and Her German Garden by Elizabeth von Arnim
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"Don't boys go into the Himmel?" "Yes, of course, if they're good." "And then what do _they_ wear?" "Why, the same as all the other angels, I suppose." "Dwesses?" She began to laugh, looking at me sideways as though she suspected me of making jokes. "What a funny Mummy!" she said, evidently much amused. She has a fat little laugh that is very infectious. "I think," said I, gravely, "you had better go and play with the other babies." She did not answer, and sat still a moment watching the clouds. I began writing again. "Mummy," she said presently. "Well?" "Where do the angels get their dwesses?" I hesitated. "From lieber Gott," I said. "Are there shops in the Himmel?" |
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