“Ionlyjustthoughtofit，”shesaidhysterically.“Whydidn‘tIthinkofitbefore?Whydidn’tyouthinkofit?”
“Thinkofwhat?”hequestioned.
“Theothertwowishes，”sherepliedrapidly.“Weveonlyhadone.”
“Wasnotthatenough?”hedemandedfercely.
“No，”shecried, triumphantly，“, andwishourboyaliveagain.”
Themansatupinbedandfungthebedclothesfromhisquakinglimbs.“GoodGod, youaremad！”hecriedaghast.
“Getit，”shepanted，“getitquickly, andwish-Oh, myboy, myboy！”
Herhusbandstruckamatchandlitthecandle.“Getbacktobed，”hesaid, unsteadily.“Youdontknowwhatyouaresaying.”
“Wehadthefrstwishgranted，”saidtheoldwoman, feverishly，“whynotthesecond.”
“Acoincidence，”stammeredtheoldman.
“Goandgetitandwish，”criedtheoldwoman, quiveringwithexcitement.
Theoldmanturnedandregardedher, andhisvoiceshook.“Hehasbeendeadtendays, andbesideshe-Iwouldnottellyouelse, , hownow?”
“Bringhimback，”criedtheoldwoman, anddraggedhimtowardthedoor.“DoyouthinkIfearthechildIhavenursed?”
Hewentdowninthedarkness, andfelthiswaytotheparlour, , andahorriblefearthattheunspokenwishmightbringhismutilatedsonbeforehimerehecouldescapefromtheroomseizeduponhim, , hefelthiswayroundthetable, andgropedalongthewalluntilhefoundhimselfinthesmallpassagewiththeunwholesomethinginhishand.
, .
“Wish！”shecried, inastrongvoice.
“Itisfoolishandwicked，”hefaltered.
“Wish！”repeatedhiswife.
Heraisedhishand.“Iwishmysonaliveagain.”
Thetalismanfelltothefoor, , withburningeyes, walkedtothewindowandraisedtheblind.
