But that would have been wrong , for it was against the asylum rules , and Charlotte , though she hated most of the asylum rules with all her heart , never disobeyed or broke them . So she subdued the vagrant longing with a sigh and sat down among the daffodils to peer wistfully out of the gap and feast her eyes on this glimpse of a world where there were no brick walls and prim walks and never-varying rules . Then , as Charlotte watched , the Pretty Lady with the Blue Eyes came along the footpath . Charlotte had never seen her before and had n't the slightest idea in the world who she was , but that was what she called her as soon as she saw her . The lady was so pretty , with lovely blue eyes that were very sad , although somehow as you looked at them you felt that they ought to be laughing , merry eyes instead . At least Charlotte thought so and wished at once that she knew how to make them laugh . Besides , the Lady had lovely golden hair and the most beautiful pink cheeks , and Charlotte , who had mouse-coloured hair and any number of freckles , had an unbounded admiration for golden locks and roseleaf complexions . The Lady was dressed in black , which Charlotte did n't like , principally because the matron of the asylum wore black and Charlotte did n't -- exactly -- like the matron . When the Pretty Lady with the Blue Eyes had gone by , Charlotte drew a long breath . `` If I could pick out a mother I 'd pick out one that looked just like her , '' she said . Nice things sometimes happen close together , even in an orphan asylum , and that very evening Charlotte discovered the southeast gap and found herself peering into the most beautiful garden you could imagine , a garden where daffodils and tulips grew in great ribbon-like beds , and there were hedges of white and purple lilacs , and winding paths under blossoming trees . It was such a garden as Charlotte had pictured in happy dreams and never expected to see in real life . And yet here it had been all the time , divided from her only by a high board fence . `` I would n't have s ` posed there could be such a lovely place so near an orphan asylum , '' mused Charlotte . `` It 's the very loveliest place I ever saw . Oh , I do wish I could go and walk in it . Well , I do declare ! If there is n't a lady in it , too ! '' Sure enough , there was a lady , helping an unruly young vine to run in the way it should go over a little arbour . Charlotte instantly named her the Tall Lady with the Black Eyes .
She was not nearly so young or so pretty XXXXX the Lady with the Blue Eyes , but she looked very kind and jolly .
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