-- yes ! -- I am resolved to take just one peep ! Only one peep ; and then the lid shall be shut down as safely as ever ! There can not possibly be any harm in just one little peep ! '' But it is now time for us to see what Epimetheus was doing . This was the first time , since his little playmate had come to dwell with him , that he had attempted to enjoy any pleasure in which she did not partake . But nothing went right ; nor was he nearly so happy as on other days . He could not find a sweet grape or a ripe fig -LRB- if Epimetheus had a fault , it was a little too much fondness for figs -RRB- ; or , if ripe at all , they were over-ripe , and so sweet as to be cloying . There was no mirth in his heart , such as usually made his voice gush out , of its own accord , and swell the merriment of his companions . In short , he grew so uneasy and discontented , that the other children could not imagine what was the matter with Epimetheus . Neither did he himself know what ailed him , any better than they did . For you must recollect , that at the time we are speaking of , it was everybody 's nature , and constant habit , to be happy . The world had not yet learned to be otherwise . Not a single soul or body , since these children were first sent to enjoy themselves on the beautiful earth , had ever been sick , or out of sorts . At length , discovering that , somehow or other , he put a stop to all the play , Epimetheus judged it best to go back to Pandora , who was in a humor better suited to his own . But , with a hope of giving her pleasure , he gathered some flowers , and made them into a wreath , which he meant to put upon her head . The flowers were very lovely , -- roses , and lilies , and orange-blossoms , and a great many more , which left a trail of fragrance behind , as Epimetheus carried them along ; and the wreath was put together with as much skill as could reasonably be expected of a boy . The fingers of little girls , it has always appeared to me , are the fittest to twine flower-wreaths ; but boys could do it , in those days , rather better than they can now . And here I must mention that a great black cloud had been gathering in the sky , for some time past , although it had not yet overspread the sun . But , just as Epimetheus reached the cottage door , this cloud began to intercept the sunshine , and thus to make a sudden and sad obscurity .
He entered softly ; XXXXX he meant , if possible , to steal behind Pandora , and fling the wreath of flowers over her head , before she should be aware of his approach .
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