Read "The Story of Waitstill Baxter" by Kate Douglas Wiggin online for free on Textopian. Full text with search, annotations, highlights, and AI-powered reading aids.
"IVORY! IVORY!"
Ivory stirred in a sleep that had been troubled by too great happiness. To travel a dreary path alone, a path leading seemingly nowhere, and then suddenly to have a companion by one's side, the very sight of whom enchanted the eye, the very touch of whom delighted the senses -- what joy unspeakable! Who could sleep soundly when wakefulness brought a train of such blissful thoughts?