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if we
don't come to see you."
They all slid down the slippery-slip at top speed. Then they walked home, talking
about their latest adventure.
"It was so queer being awake and having dreams," said Fanny. "Do
you remember the muffins that turned into kittens?"
"I wish a really nice land would come to the top of the tree," said
Jo. "Like the Land of Take-What-You-Want. That was fun. I wonder if it will
ever come again."
For about a week the children did not even go into the Enchanted Wood. For one
thing they were very busy helping their parents, and for another thing they felt
that they didn't want any more adventures for a little while.
     
   
And then a note came from Silky and Moon-Face. This is what it said:
"DEAR BESSIE, FANNY, JO AND DICK,
"We know that you don't want any more adventures just yet, but you might
like to know that there is a most exciting land at the top of the Faraway Tree
just now. It is the Land of Do-As-You-Please, even nicer than the Land of Take-What-You-Want.
We are going there tonight. If you want to come, come just before midnight and
you can go with us. We will wait for you till then.
     
   
"Love from " SILKY AND MOON-FACE."
The children read the note one after another. Their eyes began to shine. "Shall
we go?" said Fanny. "Better not," said Jo. "Something silly
is sure
to happen to us. It always does."
"Oh, Jo! Do let's go!" said Bessie. "You know how exciting the
Enchanted Wood is at night, too, with all the fairy folk about -and the Faraway
Tree lit with lanterns and things. Come on, Jo -say we'll go."
"I really think we'd better not," said Jo. "Dick might do something
silly again,"
"I would not!" said Dick in a temper. "It's not fair of you to
say that."
"Don't quarrel," said Bessie. "Well, listen -if you don't want
to go, Jo, Fanny and I will go with Dick. He can look after us."
"Pooh! Dick wants looking after himself," said Jo.
     
   
Dick gave Jo a punch on the shoulder and Jo slapped back.
     
   
"Oh, don't!" said Bessie. "You're not in the Land of Do-As-You-Please
now!"
That made everyone laugh. "Sorry, Jo," said Dick. "Be a sport.
Let's all go to-night. Or at any rate, let's go up the tree and hear what Silky
and Moon-Face can tell us about this new land. If it sounds at all dangerous we
won't go. See?"
"All right," said Jo, who really did want to go just as badly as the
others, but felt that he ought not to keep leading the girls into danger. "All
right. We'll go up and talk to Silky and Moon-Face. But mind-if I decide not to
go with them, there's to be no grumbling."
"We promise, Jo," said Bessie. And so it was settled. They would go
to the Enchanted Wood that night and climb the Faraway Tree to see their friends.
     
   
It was exciting to slip out of bed at half-past eleven and dress. It was very
dark because there was no moon.
     
   
"We shall have to take a torch," said Jo. "Are you girls ready?
Now don't make a noise, or you'll wake Mother."
They all crept down stairs and out into the dark, silent garden. An owl hooted
nearby, and something ran down the garden path. Bessie nearly squealed.
     
   
"Sh! It's only a mouse or something," said Jo. "I'll switch on
my torch now. Keep close together and we shall all see where we're going."
In a bunch they went down the back garden and out into the little lane there.
The Enchanted Wood loomed up big and dark. The trees spoke to one another softly.
"Wisha, wisha, wisha," they said. "Wisha, wisha, wisha!"
The children jumped over the ditch and walked through the wood, down the paths
they knew so well. The wood was full of fairy folk going about their business.
They took no notice of the children. Jo soon switched off his torch. Lanterns
shone everywhere and gave enough light to see by.
     
   
They soon came to the great dark trunk of the Faraway Tree. A rope swung down
through the branches.
     
   
"Oh, good!" said Dick. "Is Moon-Face going to pull us up?"
"No," said Jo.