It is filled with saffron , poppies , and other soothing plants ; so lay your little head on it to-night , sleep sweetly without a dream , and wake to-morrow without a pain . '' `` Shall I really ? How nice it smells . '' And Rose willingly received the pretty pillow , and stood enjoying its faint , sweet odour , as she listened to the doctor 's next remedy . `` This is the cup I told you of . Its virtue depends , they say , on the drinker filling it himself ; so you must learn to milk . I 'll teach you . '' `` I 'm afraid I never can , '' said Rose ; but she surveyed the cup with favour , for a funny little imp danced on the handle , as if all ready to take a header into the white sea below . `` Do n't you think she ought to have something more strengthening than milk , Alec ? I really shall feel anxious if she does not have a tonic of some sort , '' said Aunt Plenty , eyeing the new remedies suspiciously , for she had more faith in her old-fashioned doses than all the magic cups and poppy pillows of the East . `` Well , ma'am , I 'm willing to give her a pill , if you think best . It is a very simple one , and very large quantities may be taken without harm . You know hasheesh is the extract of hemp ? Well , this is a preparation of corn and rye , much used in old times , and I hope it will be again . '' `` Dear me , how singular ! '' said Aunt Plenty , bringing her spectacles to bear upon the pills , with a face so full of respectful interest that it was almost too much for Dr. Alec 's gravity . `` Take one in the morning , and a good-night to you , my dear , '' he said , dismissing his patient with a hearty kiss . Then , as she vanished , he put both hands into his hair , exclaiming , with a comical mixture of anxiety and amusement , `` When I think what I have undertaken , I declare to you , aunt , I feel like running away and not coming back till Rose is eighteen ! '' Chapter 5 -- A Belt and a Box When Rose came out of her chamber , cup in hand , next morning , the first person she saw was Uncle Alec standing on the threshold of the room opposite , which he appeared to be examining with care . When he heard her step , he turned about and began to sing , `` Where are you going , my pretty maid ? ''
`` I 'm going a-milking , sir , she said , '' answered XXXXX , waving the cup ; and then they finished the verse together in fine style .
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