Dern Magic

Irene... IRENE! where is that girl... she must have stolen another Ender Spell from Frabitt. and I suppose I'll have to go catch her!

the child has magic at her fingertips, I'm telling you. she... does things. today Berthe wasn't here, and yesterday, I saw her singing a spell in Frabbit's room, and I ducked behind the doorframe. when I peeked out around the door, she was sitting on the floor, giggling as she played with one of her birthday presents that was supposed to be wrapped and in the Duke's closet! Now, she must have done... SOMETHING! And the next morning, when she was to be opening her presents, the Duke nearly died of fright when he found Berthe in his closet with a pretty ribbon bow on her head! that Devil Irene is going to end up killing someone someday with that darn fool magic o' hers, if somebody else don' kill 'er first for turnin' their wife into a cabbage or somethin'!