Day Boy and the Night Girl, The
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Day Boy and the Night Girl, The by George MacDonald
By: George MacDonald (1824-1905)

I. Watho

THERE was once a witch who desired to know everything. But the wiser a witch is, the harder she knocks her head against the wall when she comes to it. Her name was Watho, and she had a wolf in her mind. She cared for nothing in itself -- only for knowing it. She was not naturally cruel, but the wolf had made her cruel. She was tall and graceful, with a white skin, red hair, and black eyes, which had a red fire in them. She was straight and strong, but now and then would fall bent together, shudder, and sit for a moment with her head turned over her shoulder, as if the wolf had got out of her mind onto her back. II. Aurora THIS witch got two ladies to visit her. One of them belonged to the court, and her husband had been sent on a far and difficult embassy. The other was a young widow whose husband had lately died, and who had since lost her sight. Watho lodged them in different p

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4of 5 stars Reviewer: caitlinteresa - 12/30/2007 3:16
Subject: Charming
This was a beautiful story and the reader did a fine job. Thank you, Librivox!
4of 5 stars Reviewer: squirrel99 - 3/12/2008 18:52
Subject: The Day Boy and the Night Girl
It is so nice to see MacDonald's work here in the archive. This tale, which I had never heard of, is just wonderful. Well read by a single reader.

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