![]() There was the genial little goblin with the common abnormality, eyes of two different colors. ![]() His doll’s legs dangled uselessly a foot above the ground as he swung himself from place to place on his hands. There was the goblin, for instance, with the huge flat head, burly arms, and tiny body. She could barely swallow food in their company. There were deformities among them that sent a chill down Miranda’s spine, a shock such as she might have felt at the sight of a corpse. They didn’t just look funny, as Marak had always said. ![]() ![]() She hid her true feelings from everyone-including, at first, from herself.īecause the fact of the matter was that many goblins were hideous. Miranda played her part to perfection, exhibiting the fine manners and graciousness that Marak had drilled into her. The new King kept her by his side at every social occasion, and the fascinated monsters thronged around her. Now the girl found herself propelled to the very center of goblin society. If she had seen almost nothing of Catspaw, she had seen very little else of goblin life, either. Miranda had lived quietly in an apartment on the elves’ floor, content with her ongoing studies and Marak’s daily visits. ![]() In the short time that Miranda had been in the kingdom, Marak had kept his ward very much to himself, determined that Catspaw would hold her the thrill of the unknown. ![]()
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