"There," he said, "take me who likesand let fire cleanse blood if it can.

W-w-ash pure my heart, and c-cleanse f-for me M-my Soul's D-desire!" Over and over she sang it, through chattering teeth, keeping in her mind the picture of a warm, glowing fire and herself sitting beside it, cozy and comfortable, and finally the picture became so real that she forgot about the gurgling water and gave herself up to pleasant fire dreams.

Well, at any rate, it served to scale and cleanse fish with; and it wasn't long before the perch was eaten.