But you would not do it . O , fie ! No , no ! Only , if you thought there were toys in it , it would be so very hard to let slip an opportunity of taking just one peep ! I know not whether Pandora expected any toys ; for none had yet begun to be made , probably , in those days , when the world itself was one great plaything for the children that dwelt upon it . But Pandora was convinced that there was something very beautiful and valuable in the box ; and therefore she felt just as anxious to take a peep as any of these little girls , here around me , would have felt . And , possibly , a little more so ; but of that I am not quite so certain . On this particular day , however , which we have so long been talking about , her curiosity grew so much greater than it usually was , that , at last , she approached the box . She was more than half determined to open it , if she could . Ah , naughty Pandora ! First , however , she tried to lift it . It was heavy ; quite too heavy for the slender strength of a child , like Pandora . She raised one end of the box a few inches from the floor , and let it fall again , with a pretty loud thump . A moment afterwards , she almost fancied that she heard something stir , inside of the box . She applied her ear as closely as possible , and listened . Positively , there did seem to be a kind of stifled murmur , within ! Or was it merely the singing in Pandora 's ears ? Or could it be the beating of her heart ? The child could not quite satisfy herself whether she had heard anything or no . But , at all events , her curiosity was stronger than ever .
As she drew back her head , her eyes fell upon the knot XXXXX gold cord .
On as at for from if of than upon with