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Book Excerpt: ...smiling at her. She had large eyes, a deep dimple near her mouth, and coppery red hair which fell about her cheeks and shoulders. Judith knew her and smiled back at her.She lifted her hand--and it was a pure white little hand with long tapering fingers."Come and play with me," she said--though Judith heard no voice while she knew what she was saying. "Come and play with me."Then she was gone, and in a few seconds Judith was awake, the air of the room had changed, the noise and clatter of the streets came in at the window, and the Elevated train went thundering by. Judith did not ask herself how the child had gone or how she had come. She lay still, feeling undisturbed by everything and smiling as she had smiled in her sleep.While she sat at the breakfast table she saw her mother looking at her curiously."You look as if you'd slept cool instead of hot last night," she said. "You look better than you did yesterday. You're pretty well, ain't you, Judy?"Judith's sm...
