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           Wilburlistenedtothesoundwithloveinhisheart.

           "Charlotte?"hesaid.

           "Yes?"saidthespider.

           "Wereyouseriouswhenyoupromisedyouwouldkeepthemfromkillingme?"

           "Iwasnevermoreseriousinmylife.Iamnotgoingtoletyoudie,Wilbur."

           "Howareyougoingtosaveme?"askedWilbur,whosecuriositywasverystrongonthispoint.

           "Well,"saidCharlotte,vaguely,"Idon’treallyknow.ButI’mworkingonaplan."

           "That’swonderful,"saidWilbur."Howistheplancoming,Charlotte?Haveyougotveryfarwithit?Isitcomingalongprettywell?"Wilburwastremblingagain,butCharlottewascoolandcollected.

           "Oh,it’scomingallright,"shesaid,lightly."Theplanisstillinitsearlystagesandhasn’tcompletelyshapedupyet,butI’mworkingonit."

           "Whendoyouworkonit?"beggedWilbur.

           "WhenI’mhanginghead-downatthetopofmyweb.That’swhenIdomythinking,becausethenallthebloodisinmyhead."

           "I’dbeonlytoogladtohelpinanywayIcan."

           "Oh,I’llworkitoutalone,"saidCharlotte."IcanthinkbetterifIthinkalone."

           "Allright,"saidWilbur."Butdon’tfailtoletmeknowifthere’sanythingIcandotohelp,nomatterhowslight."

           "Well,"repliedCharlotte,"youmusttrytobuildyourselfup.Iwantyoutogetplentyofsleep,andstopworrying.Neverhurryandneverworry!Chewyourfoodthoroughlyandeateverybitofit,exceptyoumustleavejustenoughforTempleton.Gainweightandstaywell-that’sthewayyoucanhelp.Keepfit,anddon’tloseyournerve.Doyouthinkyouunderstand?"

           "Yes,Iunderstand,"saidWilbur