Laurie awoke with a start and realized she had dozed off, coaxed to sleep by the warm fire. She shook her head impatiently and chastizeded herself for being so careless. To make up for her error, she began tending the various costumers, running from table to table. The man from the stable touched her elbow as she swept by and asked very politely for a tub. Laurie thought he looked much nicer now, though rather dirty. She hurried away to get a tub, but was stopped so many times, that the thought was driven clean out of her mind.
It was not until the man began to play and sing a beautiful Elvish song that she remembered his request. Laurie had to pause to listen for a moment, however; each note was like a clear, warm drop of sunlight full of joy and happiness. Then she hurried from the room and quickly filled a tub she found in a side room with warm water. Laurie threaded her way through the crowd and now saw the man from the barn talking to Miss Pio. She walked up and stood beside him, waiting patiently to tell him that his bath was ready when he was.
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