"You'll awaken her if you do!" said Annabel.

But Thomas climbed out of bed and kissed Raggedy Ann on her painted
cheek and smoothed her yarn hair from her rag forehead.

And Annabel-Lee climbed out of bed, too, and kissed Raggedy Ann.

Then Thomas and Annabel-Lee gently carried Raggedy Ann and put her in
her own bed and tenderly tucked her in, and then took their seats in the
two little red chairs.

After a while Annabel said softly to Thomas, "I feel ever and ever so
much better and happier!"

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"So do I!" Thomas replied. "It's like a whole lot of sunshine coming
into a dark room, and I shall always try to keep it there!"

Fido had one fuzzy white ear sticking up over the edge of his basket and
he gave his tail a few thumps against his pillow.

Raggedy Ann lay quietly in bed where Thomas and Annabel had tucked her.
And as she smiled at the ceiling, her candy heart (with "I LOVE YOU"
written on it) thrilled with contentment, for, as you have probably
guessed, Raggedy Ann had not been asleep at all!

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