"thank you," said the child, as she bowed her head to the ground, and then put out her hand just like a little maple leaf with its eager wide-spread fingers to take the doll and the box, both of which, coming from the capital, were prettier than anything she had ever seen. no words can tell how delighted the little girl was her face seemed as if it would melt with joy, and she had no eyes and no thought for anything else.