said. "Come with me."

How her little heart beat!

Would they be at the station? They had promised to be there when the
train arrived.

She could not see from where she stood in the aisle.

Ah, now the train had actually stopped! She was out on the platform!
She was going down the steps. The kindly conductor was saying something
about wishing her a pleasant visit. The train was starting off.

Oh, was she utterly alone?

"Sprite! Oh, you've come!" cried a sweet, familiar voice, and Princess
Polly caught both her hands.

"I was _so_ afraid that something would happen, and you wouldn't come,"
she cried.

"And _I_ was wondering what I'd do if I didn't see you when I left the
car. Oh, _wouldn't_ I have been frightened?" said Sprite, with a nervous
little laugh.

"Oh, how could you think I'd miss coming to meet you? Mamma said the
last moment, as I ran down the steps:

"'I _do_ hope you will find Sprite at the station,' and I _did_," Polly
said. "Now, come over to the carriage, and we'll fly to Sherwood Hall."