“What a lovely doll you have there,” he said in a peculiarly flat and expressionless voice.
“It must be the envy of all your playmates.” Momo just shrugged and said nothing.
“I'll bet it cost a fortune,” the man in gray went on. “I wouldn't know,” Momo mumbled, feeling rather embarrassed.
I found it lying around.“Well, I never!” said the man in gray. “You are a lucky girl, and no mistake!”
Momo remained silent and hugged her baggy jacket tightly to her. It was growing colder and colder.
“All the same,” said the man in gray with a thin-lipped smile, “you don't seem too pleased.” Momo shook her head.
She suddenly felt as if happiness had fled the world forever -
or rather, as if happiness had never existed and all her ideas of it had been merely figments of her own imagination.
At the same time, she had a presentiment of danger. “I've been watching you for quite a while,” pursued the man in gray.
From what I've seen, you don't have the first idea how to play with such a marvellous doll. Shall I show you?”
Momo stared at him in surprise and nodded. “I'd like some nice new things,” the doll squawked suddenly.
“You see?” said the man in gray. “She's actually telling you herself.”
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