## There was more astonishment and wonderment waiting upstairs. Once the two girls were both all the way up out of the stairwell, Mary stopped so fast Gwen careened into her. The sudden smell of her hair— Hey, Mary said. Is that your—hairbrush? She was looking at the items on the dresser with an odd expression. Is this—I mean is this your—? Gwen sighed. It was beginning to look as if she was going to have to explain at least a little.