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At last the children grew tired and sleepy and Joe asked Maria would she not sing some little song before she went, one of the old songs. Mrs Donnelly said _“Do, please, Maria!”_ and so Maria had to get up and stand beside the piano. Mrs Donnelly bade the children be quiet and listen to Maria’s song. Then she played the prelude and said _“Now, Maria!”_ and Maria, blushing very much began to sing in a tiny quavering voice. She sang _I Dreamt that I Dwelt_, and when she came to the second verse she sang again: