第36章猴爪(4)
Itwasaboutaweekafterthatthattheoldman,wakihenight,stretchedouthishandandfoundhimselfaloheroomwasihesoundofsubduedweepihewindow。Heraisedhimselfinbedandlistened。
"eback,"hesaidtenderly。"Youwillbecold。"
"Itisyson,"saidtheoldtafresh。
Thesoundofhersobsdiedawayohebedwaswarm,andhiseyesheavywithsleep。Hedozedfitfully,auntilasuddenwildhisithastart。
"Thepaw!"shecriedwildly。"Themonkey'spaw!"
&edupinalarm。"Where?Whereisit?What'sthematter?"
&umblingacrosstheroomtowardhim。"Iwantit,"shesaidquietly。"You'veroyedit?"
"It'sintheparlour,o,"hereplied,marvelling。"Why?"
Shedlaughedtogether,andbendingover,kissedhischeek。
"Ionlyjustthoughtofit,"shesaidhysterically。"Whydidn'tIthinkofitbefore?Whydidn'tyouthinkofit?"
"Thinkofwhat?"hequestioned。
"Theothertwowishes,"sherepliedrapidly。"We'veonlyhado;
"Wasnotthatenough?"hedemandedfiercely。
"No,"shecried,triumphantly;"we'llhaveodowquidwishourboyaliveagain。"
&upinbedandfluhesfromhisquakinglimbs。"GoodGod,youaremad!&quhast。
"Getit,"shepa;getitquidwish—Oh,myboy,myboy!"
Herhusbandstruckamatdlitthedle。"Getbacktobed,"hesaid,unsteadily。"Youdon'tknowwhaty。"
"Wehadthefirstwishgra;saidtheoldwoman,feverishly;"whynotthesed。"
"Aeredtheoldman。
"Goaandwish,"criedtheoldwomahext。