"0nly for one day," they all said in reply.

"And always after that do you have to kill spiders?" she cried.

"Yes; that or nothing," they exclaimed. "You see it is a great deal of workto keep all the chambers in this Court clean."

"Isn't it somewhat dull work to kill spiders?" said the Little Sweetheart.

"Yes, somewhat," they exclaimed, all speaking at once. "But it's much better thansitting still, doing nothing."