"Yes, I guess so," said Harriett.

So mamma made them a bowl of strong suds, and brought out two pipes, and
the children played together very happily for quite a time. Sometimes
they threw the bubbles into the air and tried to blow them up to the
ceiling; sometimes the children put their pipes close together, so that
the bubbles they blew were joined in one lopsided globe.

Last of all they set the bowl on a chair, and kneeling beside it put
their pipes into the suds, and blew and blew until quite a soap-bubble
castle rose up and touched their noses with wet suds.

Teddy felt a little tired and soapy by that time, so mamma put all the
things away, and read them some stories from Grimm's Fairy Tales.

After that Harriett said she must go home, and indeed it was almost
supper-time, so mamma helped her put on her little hat and coat and
kissed her good-bye.

Teddy was very tired by the time supper was over; he felt quite willing
to be put to bed, and as soon as he was there he sank into a doze.

When he awoke again he was alone; it was quite dark outside, but mamma
had set a lamp behind the screen. By its dim light Teddy saw the
Counterpane Fairy's brown hood appearing above the hill, and he heard
her sighing to herself: "Oh dear! oh dear!"

"Oh, Mrs. Fairy!" cried the little boy, almost before she had reached
the top of the hill, "I'm so glad you've come, for I don't know when
mamma will be here. Won't you show me a story?"