He had come to see for himself why the goose had never made its appearance . The Scullion stopped at once , just as he was about to wring the Canary 's neck . XV ` Will some one be kind enough to tell me the meaning of all this ? ' cried the Lord of Avesnes . ` Your Excellency , it is the bird , ' replied the Scullion , and he placed it in his hand . ` Nonsense ! What a lovely bird ! ' said Tubby , and in stroking its head he touched a pin that was sticking between its feathers . He pulled it out , and lo ! the Canary at once became a beautiful girl with a golden skin who jumped lightly to the ground . ` Gracious ! what a pretty girl ! ' said Tubby . ` Father ! it is she ! it is Zizi ! ' exclaimed Desire , who entered at this moment . And he took her in his arms , crying : ` My darling Zizi , how happy I am to see you once more ! ' ` Well , and the other one ? ' asked Tubby .
The other one was stealing quietly XXXXX the door .
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