The curly-haired hen . ^ --^/^^ ^/ But during the next few days the wig prospered; the hairwas two finger-breadths long, very thick and curly. MotherEtienne could not understand it at all. Germaine could not,at first, make up her mind to confess to her mistress what shehad done. 42 THE CURLY-HAIRED HEN At last one evening, Mother Etienne being in a particularlygood humour, the young girl took courage and told her allabout it. Far from scolding her, her mistress was delighted,and so pleased at the news that she there and then undressed. YoUande and rubbed her from head to foot with Father Gus-s
The curly-haired hen . ^ --^/^^ ^/ But during the next few days the wig prospered; the hairwas two finger-breadths long, very thick and curly. MotherEtienne could not understand it at all. Germaine could not,at first, make up her mind to confess to her mistress what shehad done. 42 THE CURLY-HAIRED HEN At last one evening, Mother Etienne being in a particularlygood humour, the young girl took courage and told her allabout it. Far from scolding her, her mistress was delighted,and so pleased at the news that she there and then undressed. YoUande and rubbed her from head to foot with Father Gus-sons marvellous ointment. She did the thing thoroughly—rubbing it into every pore. Then they made a good fire sothat the poor little model, thus exposed, should not takecold. After that they watched her every instant; they werefor ever undressing her to see if the cure was working—theycould hardly bear to wait. Just think—^if it were to succeed. FATHER GUSSON S SECRET 43 It would be the end and aim of all their care. Yollande couldonce again take her proper place in the world. At last what had happened to the head, happened to thebody too. Before a week had gone by a thick down com-pletely covered the big hen. The good women, much wonder-ing, imagined that as it grew stronger the hair would changeinto feathers. Anxiously they awaited the change. Nothingof the sort happened. The hair remained hair—red, Titian
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