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Sylvie was quite excited, too, by this time; and the two children eagerly held up the Jewel to the light, and spelled out the legend between them, "all will love sylvie."

"Why, this is the other Jewel!" cried Bruno. "Don't you remember, Sylvie? The one you didn't choose!"

Sylvie took it from him, with a puzzled look, and held it, now up to the light, now down. "It's blue, one way," she said softly to herself, "and it's red, the other way! Why, I thought there were two of them——Father!" she suddenly exclaimed, laying the Jewel once more in his hand, "I do believe it was the same Jewel all the time!"