[produced] [by] [david] [widger] [prince] [prigio] [from] ["] [his] [own] [fairy] [book] ["] [by] [andrew] [lang] [to] [children] [.] the [author] of this [book] is [also] [the] [editor] of [the] [blue] , [red] [,] [greenland] [yellow] [fairy] [books] [.] 1 the 3 of 3 of 13 , 4 this 6 is 6 is 10 of 10 of 13 , about that ancient kingdom very little is known [.] 1 about 4 kingdom 1 about 7 is 2 that 4 kingdom 3 ancient 4 kingdom 5 very 6 little 6 little 7 is 7 is 8 known the natives [speak] [german] [;] [but] [the] [royal] [family] [,] [as] [usual] [,] [was] of foreign origin [.] 1 the 2 natives 2 natives 15 of 15 of 17 origin 16 foreign 17 origin they wanted , [they] [explained] , [not] to be troubled with [the] [crusades] , [which] [they] [thought] [very] [injudicious] and tiresome . 1 they 3 , 2 wanted 3 , 3 , 22 . 6 , 20 and 6 , 22 . 8 to 9 be 9 be 10 troubled 10 troubled 11 with 11 with 14 , 14 , 20 and 20 and 21 tiresome but [these] heroes doubtless inherited the spirit of their great ancestress , whose story is necessary to be [known] [.] 1 but 5 inherited 1 but 18 be 3 heroes 5 inherited 4 doubtless 5 inherited 5 inherited 7 spirit 6 the 7 spirit 7 spirit 8 of 8 of 11 ancestress 9 their 11 ancestress 10 great 11 ancestress 12 , 13 whose 13 whose 14 story 14 story 15 is 15 is 16 necessary 16 necessary 17 to 17 to 18 be now [in] [this] [cave] [dwelt] [a] [dragon] [of] [enormous] [size] [and] unamiable [character] [.] 1 now 12 unamiable " [oh] [,] [hang] [your] [practical] [jokes] [!] ["] exclaimed the prince , imagining that some of his courtiers were playing a prank on him [.] 1 " 10 exclaimed 10 exclaimed 12 prince 11 the 12 prince 12 prince 14 imagining 13 , 14 imagining 14 imagining 15 that 15 that 19 courtiers 15 that 20 were 16 some 17 of 16 some 19 courtiers 17 of 19 courtiers 18 his 19 courtiers 19 courtiers 20 were 20 were 21 playing 21 playing 23 prank 21 playing 24 on 22 a 23 prank 23 prank 24 on 24 on 25 him " [do] [you] [call] [this] [a] [joke] [?] ["] asked the dragon , twisting its forked tail into a line with his royal highness 's eye [.] 1 " 10 asked 10 asked 12 dragon 10 asked 14 twisting 11 the 12 dragon 13 , 14 twisting 14 twisting 17 tail 14 twisting 18 into 14 twisting 21 with 15 its 17 tail 16 forked 17 tail 17 tail 18 into 18 into 20 line 19 a 20 line 21 with 26 eye 22 his 24 highness 23 royal 24 highness 24 highness 25 's 25 's 26 eye " [do] [take] [that] [thing] [away] [,] ["] said [the] [prince] , ["] and [let] [a] [man] have [his] nap peacefully [.] ["] 1 " 9 said 9 said 21 peacefully 12 , 14 and 12 , 20 nap 14 and 18 have 20 nap 21 peacefully " [kiss] [me] [!] ["] cried the dragon , which had already devoured many gallant knights for declining to kiss it [.] 1 " 6 cried 6 cried 8 dragon 6 cried 9 , 6 cried 10 which 6 cried 13 devoured 7 the 8 dragon 10 which 11 had 11 had 13 devoured 12 already 13 devoured 13 devoured 16 knights 14 many 16 knights 15 gallant 16 knights 16 knights 17 for 17 for 18 declining 18 declining 19 to 18 declining 20 kiss 19 to 20 kiss 20 kiss 21 it " [give] [you] [a] [kiss] [,] " [murmured] [the] [prince] [;] ["] [oh] [,] [certainly] [,] [if] [that] ['s] [all] [!] 1 " 7 " [anything] [for] [a] [quiet] [life] [.] ["] so murmured , in the [most] [affectionate] accents , [the] [lady] [dragonissa] , as she was now called [.] 1 so 2 murmured 2 murmured 4 in 2 murmured 14 as 3 , 4 in 4 in 8 accents 4 in 13 , 5 the 8 accents 8 accents 9 , 14 as 15 she 14 as 18 called 15 she 16 was 16 was 17 now 16 was 18 called though wedded to a bachelor life , the prince was much too well-bred to make any remonstrance [.] 1 though 2 wedded 1 though 7 , 1 though 9 prince 2 wedded 3 to 3 to 6 life 4 a 5 bachelor 4 a 6 life 5 bachelor 6 life 8 the 9 prince 9 prince 10 was 10 was 12 too 10 was 13 well-bred 11 much 12 too 13 well-bred 14 to 14 to 15 make 15 make 17 remonstrance 16 any 17 remonstrance from [this] adventurous [lady] [dragonissa] [,] [prince] [prigio] derived his character for gallantry [.] 1 from 3 adventurous 3 adventurous 9 derived 9 derived 11 character 10 his 11 character 11 character 12 for 12 for 13 gallantry but her husband , it is said , was often heard to remark [,] by a slight change of his family motto : 1 but 4 , 1 but 5 it 2 her 3 husband 3 husband 4 , 5 it 8 , 6 is 7 said 6 is 8 , 8 , 9 was 9 was 11 heard 10 often 11 heard 11 heard 12 to 12 to 13 remark 13 remark 15 by 13 remark 18 change 13 remark 23 : 15 by 17 slight 16 a 17 slight 18 change 19 of 18 change 23 : 19 of 22 motto 20 his 22 motto 21 family 22 motto " [anything] [for] [a] [quiet] [wife] [!] " 1 " 8 " you [now] know as much [as] [the] [author] [does] of the [early] history of [pantouflia] [.] 1 you 3 know 3 know 13 history 4 as 5 much 5 much 10 of 10 of 11 the 11 the 13 history 13 history 14 of indeed , [fairnilee] [is] the very [place] [where] [the] fairy [queen] appointed to meet her lover , [thomas] [the] [rhymer] . 1 indeed 2 , 1 indeed 17 , 2 , 10 fairy 5 the 6 very 5 the 10 fairy 10 fairy 12 appointed 12 appointed 13 to 13 to 14 meet 14 meet 16 lover 15 her 16 lover 17 , 21 . with [these] explanations [,] [the] [author] leaves [to] [the] [judgment] of young readers [his] [own] [fairy] [book] [.] 1 with 3 explanations 3 explanations 7 leaves 7 leaves 11 of 11 of 13 readers 12 young 13 readers [prince] [prigio] [by] [andrew] [lang] adorned by [gordon] [browne] , [t] [scott] [,] and [e] [a] [lemann] [.] 1 adorned 2 by 2 by 5 , 5 , 9 and [is] [dedicated] [to] [alma] [,] [thyra] [,] [edith] [,] [rosalind] [,] [norna] [,] [cecily] [,] [and] [violet] [preface] [.] in compiling the following [history] [from] [the] [archives] of [pantouflia] [,] the [editor] [has] [incurred] several [obligations] [to] [the] [learned] [.] 1 in 2 compiling 1 in 4 following 3 the 4 following 4 following 9 of 9 of 16 several 12 the 16 several for [the] [rémora] [,] [the] [editor] [is] [indebted] [to] [the] [voyage] [à] [la] [lune] [of] [m] . [cyrano] [de] [bergérac] . 1 for 17 . 17 . 21 . [ [illustration] : chapter [one] []] 1 [ 3 : 3 : 4 chapter [chapter] [i] [.] [how] [the] [fairies] [were] [not] [invited] [to] [court] [once] [upon] [a] [time] [there] [reigned] [in] [pantouflia] [a] [king] [and] [a] [queen] [.] with almost everything else to make them happy , they wanted one thing : they had no children [.] 1 with 3 everything 1 with 9 , 1 with 10 they 2 almost 3 everything 3 everything 4 else 3 everything 5 to 3 everything 6 make 5 to 6 make 6 make 7 them 6 make 8 happy 10 they 11 wanted 11 wanted 13 thing 12 one 13 thing 13 thing 14 : 14 : 15 they 14 : 16 had 15 they 16 had 16 had 18 children 17 no 18 children the king was anxious to [consult] [the] [fairies] , but the queen would not hear of such a thing [.] 1 the 2 king 2 king 3 was 3 was 4 anxious 4 anxious 5 to 5 to 9 , 9 , 10 but 10 but 12 queen 10 but 15 hear 11 the 12 queen 12 queen 13 would 13 would 14 not 13 would 15 hear 15 hear 16 of 16 of 19 thing 17 such 18 a 18 a 19 thing it was a splendid room , hung with portraits of the royal ancestors [.] 1 it 6 , 2 was 5 room 2 was 6 , 3 a 5 room 4 splendid 5 room 6 , 7 hung 6 , 8 with 8 with 9 portraits 9 portraits 10 of 10 of 13 ancestors 11 the 13 ancestors 12 royal 13 ancestors there was [cinderella] [,] the grandmother of [the] reigning [monarch] [,] with her little foot in her glass slipper thrust out before her [.] 1 there 2 was 2 was 6 grandmother 5 the 6 grandmother 6 grandmother 7 of 7 of 9 reigning 9 reigning 12 with 12 with 15 foot 13 her 15 foot 14 little 15 foot 15 foot 16 in 15 foot 20 thrust 15 foot 21 out 16 in 19 slipper 17 her 19 slipper 18 glass 19 slipper 21 out 22 before 22 before 23 her on the arm of the throne was [seated] his celebrated cat [,] [wearing] [boots] [.] 1 on 3 arm 1 on 7 was 2 the 3 arm 3 arm 4 of 4 of 5 the 5 the 6 throne 7 was 11 cat 9 his 11 cat 10 celebrated 11 cat many other pictures of celebrated persons were hanging on the walls [.] 1 many 2 other 2 other 3 pictures 3 pictures 4 of 3 pictures 7 were 4 of 6 persons 5 celebrated 6 persons 7 were 8 hanging 8 hanging 9 on 9 on 11 walls 10 the 11 walls " [you] [have] asked [all] [the] [right] [people] [,] [my] [dear] [?] ["] said the king [.] 1 " 4 asked 4 asked 16 king 14 said 15 the 15 the 16 king " [everyone] [who] [should] [be] asked [,] ["] [answered] the queen [.] 1 " 6 asked 6 asked 11 queen 10 the 11 queen " [people] [are] [so] [touchy] [on] [these] [occasions] [,] ["] said his majesty [.] 1 " 11 said 11 said 13 majesty 12 his 13 majesty " [you] [have] [not] [forgotten] [any] [of] [our] [aunts] [?] " 1 " 11 " then he waited a little , and remarked [:] 1 then 2 he 2 he 7 and 3 waited 5 little 3 waited 7 and 4 a 5 little 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 remarked ["] [the] [fairies] [,] [of] [course] [,] [you] [have] [invited] [?] " [how] [can] [you] [be] [so] [absurd] [?] ["] cried the queen [.] 1 " 10 cried 10 cried 12 queen 11 the 12 queen " [how] [often] [must] [i] [tell] you [that] [there] are no fairies [?] 1 " 7 you 7 you 10 are 10 are 12 fairies 11 no 12 fairies and [even] [if] [there] [were] [but] , no matter ; [pray] let us drop [the] subject [.] ["] 1 and 16 subject 7 , 9 matter 7 , 10 ; 8 no 9 matter 10 ; 12 let 12 let 13 us 12 let 14 drop 14 drop 16 subject " [they] [are] [very] [old] [friends] [of] [our] [family] [,] [my] [dear] [,] [that] ['s] [all] [,] ["] said the king [timidly] [.] 1 " 19 said 19 said 21 king 20 the 21 king ["] [often] [and] [often] [they] [have] [been] [godmothers] [to] [us] [.] one , in particular , was most kind and most serviceable to [cinderella] [i] [.] , [my] [own] [grandmother] . ["] 1 one 4 particular 1 one 6 was 2 , 4 particular 3 in 4 particular 4 particular 5 , 6 was 7 most 6 was 9 and 8 kind 9 and 9 and 11 serviceable 10 most 11 serviceable 11 serviceable 12 to 12 to 16 , 16 , 20 . " [your] [grandmother] [!] ["] interrupted her majesty [.] 1 " 6 interrupted 6 interrupted 8 majesty 7 her 8 majesty ["] [fiddle-de-dee] [!] [if] [anyone] [puts] [such] [nonsense] [into] [the] [head] [of] [my] [little] [prigio] ["] but here the baby was brought in by [the] [nurse] , and the queen almost devoured it with kisses [.] 1 but 2 here 1 but 4 baby 3 the 4 baby 4 baby 5 was 5 was 6 brought 6 brought 7 in 6 brought 8 by 8 by 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 14 queen 12 and 16 devoured 13 the 14 queen 14 queen 16 devoured 15 almost 16 devoured 16 devoured 17 it 16 devoured 18 with 17 it 18 with 18 with 19 kisses and so the fairies were not invited [!] 1 and 2 so 2 so 5 were 3 the 4 fairies 4 fairies 5 were 5 were 6 not 6 not 7 invited some were abroad [;] [several] [were] [ill] [;] [a] [few] [were] in prison [among] [the] [saracens] [;] [others] [were] captives in the dens of ogres [.] 1 some 2 were 2 were 3 abroad 3 abroad 12 in 12 in 23 dens 13 prison 20 captives 20 captives 21 in 21 in 22 the 22 the 23 dens 23 dens 24 of 24 of 25 ogres don't you like opening parcels [?] 1 don't 2 you 1 don't 3 like 3 like 4 opening 4 opening 5 parcels the king [did] , and he was most friendly and polite to the fairies . 1 the 2 king 2 king 4 , 4 , 5 and 5 and 6 he 5 and 15 . 6 he 7 was 7 was 10 and 8 most 9 friendly 9 friendly 10 and 10 and 11 polite 11 polite 12 to 12 to 14 fairies 13 the 14 fairies but the queen , though she saw them distinctly , took no notice of them [.] 1 but 4 , 1 but 6 she 2 the 3 queen 3 queen 4 , 5 though 6 she 6 she 10 , 7 saw 8 them 7 saw 9 distinctly 7 saw 10 , 10 , 11 took 11 took 13 notice 12 no 13 notice 13 notice 14 of 14 of 15 them you see , she did not believe in fairies , [nor] in her own eyes , when she saw them [.] 1 you 3 , 2 see 3 , 3 , 7 believe 3 , 8 in 3 , 17 when 4 she 5 did 5 did 6 not 5 did 7 believe 6 not 7 believe 8 in 9 fairies 9 fairies 12 in 10 , 12 in 12 in 15 eyes 12 in 16 , 13 her 14 own 13 her 15 eyes 17 when 18 she 17 when 19 saw 18 she 19 saw 19 saw 20 them when [dinner] [was] [over] , and when the nurse had brought in the baby , all the fairies gave him the most magnificent presents [.] 1 when 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 18 fairies 6 and 19 gave 7 when 9 nurse 7 when 11 brought 7 when 18 fairies 8 the 9 nurse 9 nurse 10 had 10 had 11 brought 11 brought 12 in 12 in 15 , 13 the 14 baby 14 baby 15 , 15 , 16 all 17 the 18 fairies 18 fairies 19 gave 19 gave 20 him 19 gave 24 presents 21 the 22 most 22 most 24 presents 23 magnificent 24 presents [ [illustration] : chapter [two] []] 1 [ 3 : 3 : 4 chapter [chapter] [ii] [.] [prince] [prigio] [and] [his] [family] [well] [,] [the] [little] [prince] [grew] [up] [.] i [think] [i] ['ve] told you [that] [his] [name] [was] [prigio] did [i] not [?] 1 i 5 told 5 told 6 you 6 you 12 did 12 did 14 not well , that was his name [.] 1 well 2 , 2 , 3 that 3 that 4 was 4 was 6 name 5 his 6 name you cannot think [how] [clever] he was . 1 you 2 cannot 2 cannot 3 think 3 think 6 he 3 think 7 was 6 he 7 was 7 was 8 . he argued with his nurse as soon as he could speak [,] [which] [was] [very] [soon] [.] 1 he 2 argued 2 argued 3 with 2 argued 7 soon 2 argued 8 as 3 with 5 nurse 4 his 5 nurse 6 as 7 soon 8 as 9 he 8 as 11 speak 9 he 10 could 10 could 11 speak he argued that he did not like to be washed , because the soap got into his eyes [.] 1 he 2 argued 2 argued 3 that 3 that 4 he 3 that 7 like 4 he 5 did 5 did 7 like 6 not 7 like 7 like 8 to 7 like 10 washed 8 to 9 be 9 be 10 washed 10 washed 12 because 11 , 12 because 12 because 14 soap 12 because 15 got 13 the 14 soap 14 soap 15 got 15 got 16 into 16 into 18 eyes 17 his 18 eyes then he remembered the awful curse of the oldest fairy , and was sorry for the rudeness of the queen [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 12 and 3 remembered 6 curse 3 remembered 12 and 4 the 6 curse 5 awful 6 curse 6 curse 7 of 7 of 9 oldest 8 the 9 oldest 10 fairy 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 was 13 was 14 sorry 14 sorry 15 for 15 for 17 rudeness 16 the 17 rudeness 17 rudeness 18 of 18 of 19 the 19 the 20 queen indeed , [i] [cannot] [tell] [you] [how] [the] [prince] [was] [hated] by all [!] 1 indeed 2 , 2 , 12 by 12 by 13 all he would go down into the kitchen , and show the cook how to make soup [.] 1 he 2 would 2 would 9 and 3 go 4 down 3 go 5 into 3 go 9 and 5 into 7 kitchen 6 the 7 kitchen 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 show 10 show 12 cook 10 show 13 how 11 the 12 cook 13 how 14 to 13 how 15 make 14 to 15 make 15 make 16 soup he showed the fencing-master [how] [to] fence , and the professional cricketer how to bowl , and instructed the rat-catcher in breeding terriers [.] 1 he 2 showed 2 showed 9 and 2 showed 13 how 3 the 7 fence 4 fencing-master 7 fence 7 fence 9 and 8 , 9 and 9 and 12 cricketer 10 the 12 cricketer 11 professional 12 cricketer 13 how 14 to 13 how 17 and 14 to 17 and 15 bowl 17 and 16 , 17 and 17 and 18 instructed 17 and 20 rat-catcher 19 the 20 rat-catcher 20 rat-catcher 21 in 21 in 23 terriers 22 breeding 23 terriers he also endeavoured to teach the queen-dowager , his grandmother , an art with which she had long been perfectly familiar [!] 1 he 3 endeavoured 2 also 3 endeavoured 3 endeavoured 4 to 3 endeavoured 5 teach 4 to 5 teach 5 teach 7 queen-dowager 5 teach 13 art 6 the 7 queen-dowager 7 queen-dowager 10 grandmother 8 , 10 grandmother 9 his 10 grandmother 10 grandmother 11 , 12 an 13 art 13 art 14 with 14 with 15 which 14 with 16 she 14 with 19 been 16 she 17 had 17 had 19 been 18 long 19 been 19 been 20 perfectly 19 been 21 familiar and [,] what was [more] , he had [!] 1 and 3 what 3 what 4 was 3 what 8 had 6 , 7 he 7 he 8 had [ [illustration] : [page] [@number@] []] 1 [ 3 : as [time] [went] [on] , [prince] [prigio] had [two] younger brothers , [whom] [everybody] [liked] [:] they were not a bit clever , but [jolly] [.] 1 as 22 clever 5 , 8 had 5 , 12 , 8 had 11 brothers 10 younger 11 brothers 12 , 18 were 17 they 18 were 18 were 19 not 18 were 22 clever 19 not 21 bit 20 a 21 bit 22 clever 23 , 23 , 24 but prince [alphonso] [,] [the] third [son] [,] was round , fat , good-humoured , and [as] brave as a lion [.] 1 prince 5 third 5 third 8 was 8 was 15 and 9 round 10 , 9 round 11 fat 11 fat 12 , 12 , 13 good-humoured 12 , 15 and 14 , 15 and 15 and 17 brave 17 brave 18 as 18 as 20 lion 19 a 20 lion prince [enrico] , the second , was tall , thin , and [a] ["] [little] [sad] [,] [but] [never] [too] [clever] . ["] 1 prince 12 and 3 , 5 second 3 , 6 , 4 the 5 second 6 , 7 was 7 was 12 and 8 tall 9 , 8 tall 11 , 9 , 10 thin 11 , 12 and 12 and 22 . but [prigio] [nearly] [got] the [country] [into] several [wars] [by] [being] [too] [clever] [for] [the] [foreign] ambassadors [.] 1 but 17 ambassadors 5 the 8 several 8 several 17 ambassadors [ [illustration] : chapter [three] []] 1 [ 3 : 3 : 4 chapter [chapter] [iii] [.] [about] [the] [firedrake] [.] [of] [all] [the] [people] [who] [did] [not] [like] [prigio] [,] [his] [own] [dear] [papa] [,] [king] [grognio] [,] [disliked] [him] [most] [.] for the king knew he was not clever himself [.] 1 for 3 king 2 the 3 king 3 king 4 knew 4 knew 5 he 4 knew 6 was 5 he 6 was 6 was 8 clever 7 not 8 clever 8 clever 9 himself and the king was afraid that [prigio] [would] [conspire] , and [get] [made] [king] [himself] which was [the] [last] [thing] [prigio] [really] wanted [.] 1 and 3 king 1 and 23 wanted 2 the 3 king 3 king 11 and 4 was 5 afraid 4 was 11 and 6 that 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 17 was 16 which 17 was he [much] preferred to idle about , and know everything without seeming to take any trouble [.] 1 he 3 preferred 3 preferred 8 and 4 to 8 and 5 idle 6 about 5 idle 8 and 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 know 9 know 10 everything 9 know 11 without 10 everything 11 without 11 without 12 seeming 12 seeming 13 to 12 seeming 14 take 13 to 14 take 14 take 16 trouble 15 any 16 trouble well , the king thought and thought [.] 1 well 2 , 2 , 5 thought 2 , 6 and 3 the 5 thought 4 king 5 thought 6 and 7 thought how was he to get [prigio] out of [the] [way] , and [make] [enrico] [or] [alphonso] his successor [?] 1 how 2 was 2 was 3 he 2 was 4 to 4 to 5 get 5 get 8 of 7 out 8 of 8 of 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 17 his 12 and 18 successor and he wished he had the chance [.] 1 and 2 he 1 and 3 wished 2 he 3 wished 3 wished 4 he 3 wished 5 had 4 he 5 had 5 had 7 chance 6 the 7 chance well , it [arrived] [at] [last] [.] 1 well 2 , 1 well 3 it [ [illustration] : [page] [@number@] []] 1 [ 3 : there was a very hot summer [!] 1 there 2 was 2 was 6 summer 3 a 4 very 3 a 6 summer 4 very 5 hot it began to be hot in [march] [.] ['] 1 it 2 began 2 began 3 to 2 began 4 be 3 to 4 be 4 be 5 hot 5 hot 6 in all the rivers were dried up [.] 1 all 2 the 2 the 3 rivers 3 rivers 4 were 4 were 5 dried 5 dried 6 up the grass did not grow [.] 1 the 2 grass 2 grass 3 did 3 did 4 not 3 did 5 grow the corn did not grow [.] 1 the 2 corn 2 corn 3 did 3 did 4 not 3 did 5 grow the thermometers exploded with heat [.] 1 the 2 thermometers 2 thermometers 3 exploded 3 exploded 4 with 4 with 5 heat the barometers [stood] [at] [set] [fair] . 1 the 2 barometers 2 barometers 7 . the people were much distressed , and came and broke the palace win-dows as [they] [usually] [do] [when] [things] [go] wrong [in] [pantouflia] [.] 1 the 2 people 2 people 7 and 3 were 4 much 3 were 7 and 4 much 5 distressed 6 , 7 and 7 and 9 and 8 came 9 and 9 and 10 broke 10 broke 13 win-dows 10 broke 14 as 11 the 13 win-dows 12 palace 13 win-dows 14 as 21 wrong the king [consulted] [the] [learned] [men] [about] [the] [court] [,] who [told] [him] [that] [probably] [a] [firedrake] was in the neighbourhood [.] 1 the 2 king 2 king 11 who 11 who 18 was 18 was 19 in 19 in 21 neighbourhood 20 the 21 neighbourhood now , [the] [firedrake] [is] a beast , [or] bird , [about] [the] [bigness] [of] [an] [elephant] . 1 now 2 , 2 , 18 . 6 a 7 beast 7 beast 8 , 8 , 10 bird 8 , 11 , 11 , 18 . its body is made of iron , and it is always red-hot [.] 1 its 2 body 2 body 3 is 3 is 5 of 4 made 5 of 5 of 6 iron 6 iron 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 it 8 and 10 is 9 it 10 is 10 is 11 always 10 is 12 red-hot it is a little hard on [enrico] , [poor] [boy] [;] but anything to get rid of that [prigio] [!] ["] 1 it 2 is 2 is 4 little 2 is 5 hard 3 a 4 little 5 hard 6 on 5 hard 12 but 5 hard 14 to 5 hard 15 get 6 on 8 , 12 but 13 anything 14 to 15 get 15 get 16 rid 16 rid 17 of 17 of 18 that put on [your] [armour] , and be [off] with you [!] ["] 1 put 2 on 2 on 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 be 7 be 9 with 9 with 10 you [ [illustration] : [page] [@number@] []] 1 [ 3 : but the prince , who was lying on the sofa doing sums in compound division , for fun , said in the politest way : 1 but 3 prince 1 but 4 , 1 but 5 who 2 the 3 prince 5 who 6 was 6 was 7 lying 7 lying 8 on 8 on 10 sofa 9 the 10 sofa 10 sofa 11 doing 10 sofa 13 in 11 doing 12 sums 13 in 14 compound 14 compound 15 division 14 compound 25 : 15 division 17 for 15 division 20 said 16 , 17 for 17 for 18 fun 17 for 19 , 20 said 21 in 20 said 25 : 21 in 24 way 22 the 23 politest 22 the 24 way send [alphonso] ["] ( [this] [was] the youngest brother ) , ["] and he will do the trick at once [.] 1 send 8 youngest 1 send 13 and 4 ( 7 the 7 the 8 youngest 9 brother 10 ) 10 ) 11 , 11 , 13 and 13 and 16 do 14 he 15 will 15 will 16 do 16 do 18 trick 16 do 20 once 17 the 18 trick 19 at 20 once at least , if he fails , it will be most unusual , and [enrico] [can] try his luck [.] ["] 1 at 2 least 2 least 3 , 3 , 4 if 4 if 5 he 4 if 6 fails 4 if 7 , 4 if 8 it 5 he 6 fails 8 it 9 will 9 will 14 and 10 be 12 unusual 10 be 14 and 11 most 12 unusual 13 , 14 and 14 and 17 try 17 try 19 luck 18 his 19 luck then he went back to his arithmetic and his slate , and the king had to send [for] [prince] [alphonso] [and] [prince] [enrico] [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 8 and 3 went 4 back 3 went 8 and 4 back 5 to 5 to 7 arithmetic 6 his 7 arithmetic 8 and 12 and 9 his 10 slate 10 slate 12 and 11 , 12 and 12 and 14 king 12 and 15 had 13 the 14 king 15 had 16 to 16 to 17 send they [both] [came] [in] [very] [warm] [;] [for] [they] had been whipping tops , and the day was [unusually] hot [.] 1 they 10 had 10 had 11 been 11 been 12 whipping 12 whipping 13 tops 13 tops 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 20 hot 16 the 17 day 17 day 18 was 18 was 20 hot " [look] [here] [,] ["] said the king [,] ["] [just] [you] [two] [younger] [ones] [look] [at] [prigio] [!] 1 " 6 said 6 said 8 king 7 the 8 king well , [i] have asked that lout of a brother of yours to kill it , and [he] says " 1 well 2 , 2 , 17 and 4 have 17 and 5 asked 7 lout 5 asked 13 to 5 asked 14 kill 5 asked 17 and 6 that 7 lout 7 lout 8 of 7 lout 11 of 8 of 9 a 9 a 10 brother 11 of 12 yours 12 yours 13 to 13 to 14 kill 14 kill 15 it 16 , 17 and 17 and 19 says 19 says 20 " " that he [does] [not] [believe] [in] [firedrakes] [,] ["] interrupted [prigio] , " the [weather] ['s] [warm] [enough] [without] [going] [out] hunting [!] ["] 1 " 11 interrupted 2 that 3 he 3 he 11 interrupted 11 interrupted 13 , 11 interrupted 23 hunting 13 , 14 " 15 the 23 hunting " [not] [believe] [in] [firedrakes] [!] " [cried] [alphonso] [.] 1 " 7 " ["] [i] [wonder] [what] [you] [do] [believe] [in] [!] just [let] [me] [get] [at] [the] [creature] [!] ["] [for] he was as brave as a lion [.] 1 just 11 he 11 he 12 was 12 was 14 brave 13 as 14 brave 14 brave 15 as 15 as 17 lion 16 a 17 lion ["] [hi] [!] page , my chain-armour , helmet , lance , and buckler [!] 1 page 2 , 2 , 6 helmet 2 , 7 , 3 my 6 helmet 4 chain-armour 5 , 4 chain-armour 6 helmet 7 , 8 lance 7 , 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 buckler [a] [molinda] [!] a [molinda] [!] " [which] [was] [his] war-cry [.] 1 a 4 " 1 a 8 war-cry " [you] [had] [better] [put] [on] [flannels] [,] [alphonso] [,] [for] [this] [kind] [of] [work] [,] " [said] [prigio] [.] 1 " 17 " " [and] [if] [i] [were] [you] [,] [i] ['d] [take] [a] [light] [garden-engine] [,] [full] [of] [water] [,] [to] [squirt] [at] [the] [enemy] [.] " 1 " 25 " " [happy] [thought] [!] " [said] [alphonso] [.] 1 " 5 " " [i] [will] [!] " 1 " 5 " but he never came back any more [!] 1 but 2 he 1 but 4 came 2 he 4 came 3 never 4 came 4 came 5 back 4 came 7 more 6 any 7 more " [there] [is] [some] [dreadful] [mistake] [,] [sir] [,] ["] said [prigio] to the king [.] 1 " 11 said 11 said 15 king 13 to 14 the 14 the 15 king ["] [you] [know] [as] [well] [as] [i] [do] [that] [the] [youngest] [son] [has] [always] [succeeded] [,] [up] [to] [now] [.] but [i] [entertain] [great] hopes [of] [enrico] [!] ["] 1 but 5 hopes and he grinned ; for he fancied it was all nonsense , and that there were [no] [firedrakes] . 1 and 13 and 1 and 19 . 2 he 3 grinned 3 grinned 13 and 4 ; 5 for 4 ; 12 , 5 for 6 he 6 he 7 fancied 7 fancied 8 it 8 it 9 was 9 was 11 nonsense 10 all 11 nonsense 12 , 13 and 13 and 16 were 14 that 15 there 14 that 16 were enrico was [present] [when] [prigio] [was] consoling the king in this unfeeling way [.] 1 enrico 2 was 2 was 7 consoling 7 consoling 9 king 7 consoling 10 in 8 the 9 king 9 king 10 in 10 in 13 way 11 this 13 way 12 unfeeling 13 way " [enrico] [,] [my] [boy] [,] ["] said his majesty , " the task awaits you , and the honour [.] 1 " 8 said 8 said 10 majesty 8 said 11 , 8 said 14 task 8 said 15 awaits 9 his 10 majesty 11 , 12 " 13 the 14 task 14 task 15 awaits 15 awaits 18 and 16 you 18 and 17 , 18 and 18 and 20 honour 19 the 20 honour enrico was not [quite] [so] confident [as] [alphonso] [had] [been] [.] 1 enrico 2 was 2 was 3 not 2 was 6 confident he insisted on [making] [his] [will] ; and he wrote [a] [poem] about the pleasures and advantages of dying young [.] 1 he 2 insisted 2 insisted 3 on 3 on 16 and 7 ; 8 and 8 and 9 he 8 and 16 and 9 he 10 wrote 10 wrote 13 about 13 about 15 pleasures 14 the 15 pleasures 16 and 17 advantages 17 advantages 18 of 18 of 19 dying 19 dying 20 young this is part of it [:] 1 this 2 is 2 is 3 part 3 part 4 of 4 of 5 it the violet is a blossom [sweet] [,] [that] droops before the day [is] [done] [slain] [by] thine overpowering heat [,] [o] [sun] [!] 1 the 2 violet 1 the 19 heat 2 violet 3 is 4 a 5 blossom 4 a 17 thine 5 blossom 9 droops 9 droops 10 before 10 before 12 day 11 the 12 day 17 thine 18 overpowering 18 overpowering 19 heat this poem [comforted] [enrico] [more] [or] [less] , and he showed it [to] [prigio] . 1 this 2 poem 2 poem 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 he 9 and 15 . 10 he 11 showed 11 showed 12 it enrico tried to improve it [,] but could not [.] 1 enrico 2 tried 1 enrico 3 to 1 enrico 7 but 1 enrico 8 could 3 to 4 improve 4 improve 5 it 4 improve 7 but 8 could 9 not but he never came back again [!] 1 but 2 he 1 but 4 came 2 he 4 came 3 never 4 came 4 came 5 back 4 came 6 again after shedding torrents of tears , the king summoned [prince] [prigio] to his presence [.] 1 after 2 shedding 1 after 6 , 1 after 8 king 2 shedding 3 torrents 3 torrents 4 of 4 of 5 tears 7 the 8 king 8 king 9 summoned 9 summoned 12 to 12 to 14 presence 13 his 14 presence " [dastard] [!] " he said . 1 " 6 said 4 " 5 he 5 he 6 said 6 said 7 . ["] [poltroon] [!] your turn , which should have come first , has arrived at last [.] 1 your 2 turn 2 turn 4 which 2 turn 10 has 3 , 4 which 4 which 5 should 4 which 9 , 5 should 6 have 6 have 7 come 7 come 8 first 10 has 11 arrived 11 arrived 12 at 12 at 13 last you must fetch me the horns and the tail of the [fired] rake [.] 1 you 2 must 2 must 3 fetch 3 fetch 7 and 4 me 7 and 5 the 6 horns 6 horns 7 and 7 and 9 tail 7 and 10 of 8 the 9 tail 10 of 11 the 11 the 13 rake probably you will be grilled , thank goodness [;] [but] [who] [will] [give] [me] [back] [enrico] [and] [alphonso] [?] ["] 1 probably 2 you 2 you 6 , 3 will 4 be 3 will 6 , 4 be 5 grilled 6 , 7 thank 7 thank 8 goodness " [indeed] [,] [your] majesty [,] ["] said [prigio] [,] ["] [you] [must] [permit] [me] [to] [correct] [your] [policy] [.] 1 " 8 said 5 majesty 8 said now , there can be no further question about the matter [.] 1 now 2 , 1 now 3 there 3 there 4 can 4 can 5 be 5 be 8 question 5 be 9 about 6 no 8 question 7 further 8 question 8 question 9 about 9 about 11 matter 10 the 11 matter i [,] [unworthy] [as] [i] am , [represent] [the] [sole] [hope] [of] the royal [family] [.] 1 i 7 , 6 am 7 , 7 , 14 royal 13 the 14 royal therefore to send [me] [after] the [firedrake] [were] [both] dangerous and unnecessary [.] 1 therefore 2 to 2 to 3 send 3 send 11 and 6 the 10 dangerous 10 dangerous 11 and 11 and 12 unnecessary ask [the] [lord] [chief] [justice] , [if] [you] [don't] [believe] [me] [.] ["] 1 ask 6 , subjunctive mood [!] 1 subjunctive 2 mood he was a great grammarian [!] 1 he 2 was 2 was 5 grammarian 3 a 4 great 3 a 5 grammarian 4 great 5 grammarian [ [illustration] : chapter [four] []] 1 [ 3 : 3 : 4 chapter [chapter] [iv] [.] [how] [prince] [prigio] [was] [deserted] [by] [everybody] [meanwhile] [,] [prince] [prigio] [had] [to] [suffer] [many] [unpleasant] [things] [.] though he was the crown prince ( [and] though his arguments were unanswerable ) , everybody shunned him for a coward [.] 1 though 2 he 1 though 3 was 1 though 15 , 1 though 16 everybody 2 he 3 was 3 was 6 prince 3 was 9 though 4 the 6 prince 5 crown 6 prince 7 ( 9 though 9 though 11 arguments 9 though 12 were 9 though 14 ) 10 his 11 arguments 11 arguments 12 were 12 were 13 unanswerable 16 everybody 17 shunned 17 shunned 18 him 17 shunned 19 for 19 for 21 coward 20 a 21 coward the queen , who did not believe [in] [firedrakes] , alone took his side [.] 1 the 2 queen 2 queen 4 who 2 queen 12 took 3 , 4 who 4 who 5 did 4 who 10 , 5 did 6 not 5 did 7 believe 6 not 7 believe 11 alone 12 took 12 took 14 side 13 his 14 side he was not only avoided by all , but he had most disagreeable scenes with his own cousins , [lady] [molinda] and [lady] [kathleena] [.] 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 not 2 was 5 avoided 3 not 5 avoided 4 only 5 avoided 5 avoided 6 by 5 avoided 9 but 6 by 7 all 8 , 9 but 9 but 15 with 9 but 19 , 10 he 11 had 11 had 14 scenes 12 most 13 disagreeable 13 disagreeable 14 scenes 14 scenes 15 with 15 with 18 cousins 16 his 17 own 16 his 18 cousins 19 , 22 and in the garden [lady] [molinda] [met] [him] walking alone , and [did] [not] bow to him [.] 1 in 11 and 2 the 3 garden 3 garden 11 and 8 walking 9 alone 8 walking 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 14 bow 14 bow 15 to 15 to 16 him [ [illustration] : [page] [@number@] []] 1 [ 3 : " [oh] [,] excuse me , " said [the] [prince] [,] ["] [i] [am] [certain] he [has] [merely] gone [off] [on] [his] [travels] [.] 1 " 19 gone 4 excuse 5 me 4 excuse 6 , 6 , 7 " 6 , 8 said 8 said 16 he 16 he 19 gone " [prince] [alphonso] [has] [gone] [on] [his] [travels] [,] [and] [will] [come] [back] [when] he is tired [!] 1 " 15 he 15 he 16 is 16 is 17 tired and was [he] [then] tired of [me] [?] ["] [cried] [poor] [molinda] , bursting into tears , and [forgetting] her dignity . 1 and 2 was 2 was 5 tired 5 tired 6 of 5 tired 22 . 6 of 18 and 13 , 14 bursting 13 , 17 , 14 bursting 15 into 15 into 16 tears 17 , 18 and 18 and 21 dignity 20 her 21 dignity ["] [oh] [!] as for [lady] [kathleena] , she swept past [him] like a queen , without a word [.] 1 as 2 for 1 as 6 she 2 for 5 , 6 she 7 swept 7 swept 8 past 8 past 10 like 10 like 12 queen 11 a 12 queen 12 queen 14 without 13 , 14 without 14 without 16 word 15 a 16 word so the prince , for all his cleverness , was not happy [.] 1 so 10 was 2 the 3 prince 3 prince 5 for 3 prince 10 was 4 , 5 for 5 for 6 all 5 for 9 , 6 all 7 his 6 all 8 cleverness 7 his 8 cleverness 10 was 11 not 11 not 12 happy after [several] days had gone by , the king [returned] [from] [the] [solitary] [place] [where] [he] had been speaking his mind [.] 1 after 3 days 1 after 9 king 3 days 4 had 4 had 5 gone 5 gone 6 by 6 by 7 , 8 the 9 king 9 king 17 had 17 had 18 been 18 been 19 speaking 19 speaking 21 mind 20 his 21 mind he [now] [felt] calmer and [better] [;] and [so] at last he came back to the palace . 1 he 5 and 4 calmer 5 and 5 and 18 . 8 and 12 he 8 and 18 . 10 at 11 last 10 at 12 he 12 he 13 came 13 came 14 back 14 back 15 to 15 to 17 palace 16 the 17 palace for he was quite unendurable , the king said , and he could not trust his own temper when he thought of him [.] 1 for 2 he 2 he 11 and 3 was 5 unendurable 3 was 11 and 4 quite 5 unendurable 6 , 9 said 7 the 8 king 8 king 9 said 9 said 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 15 trust 12 he 13 could 13 could 14 not 14 not 15 trust 15 trust 18 temper 16 his 17 own 16 his 18 temper 18 temper 19 when 19 when 20 he 19 when 21 thought 20 he 21 thought 21 thought 22 of 22 of 23 him and he grew so fierce [,] that [even] the queen was afraid of him now [.] 1 and 2 he 1 and 11 was 2 he 3 grew 3 grew 5 fierce 4 so 5 fierce 5 fierce 7 that 9 the 10 queen 10 queen 11 was 11 was 12 afraid 12 afraid 13 of 12 afraid 15 now 13 of 14 him the [poor] [queen] [cried] [a] [good] [deal] [;] [prigio] [being] [her] favourite [son] , [on] account of his acknowledged ability and talent [.] 1 the 12 favourite 12 favourite 14 , 14 , 16 account 14 , 21 and 16 account 17 of 17 of 20 ability 18 his 20 ability 19 acknowledged 20 ability 21 and 22 talent but the rest of the courtiers were delighted [at] [leaving] [prince] [prigio] [behind] [.] 1 but 6 courtiers 2 the 3 rest 3 rest 4 of 3 rest 6 courtiers 4 of 6 courtiers 5 the 6 courtiers 6 courtiers 7 were 7 were 8 delighted the ungrateful [courtiers] [left] [prigio] with [hoots] [and] [yells] , [for] [they] [disliked] [him] so [much] [that] [they] [forgot] he would be [king] one [day] [.] 1 the 24 one 2 ungrateful 6 with 6 with 10 , 10 , 15 so 15 so 20 he 20 he 21 would 21 would 22 be 22 be 24 one when he wakened , the air was [cold] and the day was beginning to grow dark [.] 1 when 2 he 1 when 3 wakened 1 when 4 , 1 when 6 air 2 he 3 wakened 5 the 6 air 6 air 7 was 7 was 9 and 9 and 12 was 10 the 11 day 11 day 12 was 12 was 13 beginning 13 beginning 14 to 14 to 15 grow 15 grow 16 dark prince [prigio] [thought] [he] [would] [go] [down] and [dine] [at] [a] [tavern] [in] the [town] [,] [for] [no] servants had been left with him [.] 1 prince 8 and 8 and 14 the 14 the 19 servants 19 servants 20 had 20 had 21 been 21 been 22 left 21 been 23 with 23 with 24 him his wardrobe had been [ransacked] , and everything that had not been carried off had been cut up , burned , and destroyed . 1 his 2 wardrobe 2 wardrobe 3 had 3 had 4 been 4 been 24 . 6 , 7 and 6 , 24 . 7 and 8 everything 7 and 16 been 8 everything 9 that 8 everything 10 had 8 everything 15 had 9 that 10 had 10 had 11 not 10 had 12 been 12 been 13 carried 13 carried 14 off 15 had 16 been 16 been 22 and 17 cut 18 up 17 cut 20 burned 17 cut 22 and 19 , 20 burned 20 burned 21 , 22 and 23 destroyed never was such a spectacle of wicked mischief [.] 1 never 2 was 2 was 5 spectacle 3 such 4 a 4 a 5 spectacle 5 spectacle 6 of 6 of 8 mischief 7 wicked 8 mischief it was as if hay had been made of everything he possessed [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 if 3 as 4 if 4 if 5 hay 4 if 9 of 5 hay 6 had 6 had 7 been 7 been 9 of 8 made 9 of 9 of 10 everything 10 everything 11 he 10 everything 12 possessed 11 he 12 possessed can you imagine anything more cruel and unjust than this conduct [?] for it was not the prince 's fault that [he] was so clever [.] 1 can 2 you 1 can 3 imagine 3 imagine 4 anything 4 anything 25 clever 5 more 6 cruel 6 cruel 7 and 7 and 8 unjust 7 and 14 it 7 and 23 was 8 unjust 9 than 9 than 11 conduct 10 this 11 conduct 13 for 14 it 14 it 15 was 15 was 16 not 15 was 20 fault 15 was 21 that 17 the 18 prince 18 prince 19 's 19 's 20 fault 23 was 24 so 24 so 25 clever the cruel fairy had made him so [.] 1 the 3 fairy 2 cruel 3 fairy 3 fairy 4 had 4 had 5 made 5 made 6 him 5 made 7 so if you are clever , you will find it best not to let people know it if you want them to like you . 1 if 2 you 2 you 3 are 3 are 4 clever 4 clever 24 . 5 , 6 you 5 , 24 . 6 you 7 will 7 will 8 find 8 find 9 it 8 find 10 best 8 find 12 to 11 not 12 to 12 to 13 let 13 let 14 people 13 let 15 know 15 know 16 it 15 know 17 if 17 if 18 you 17 if 19 want 18 you 19 want 19 want 20 them 19 want 21 to 19 want 22 like 21 to 22 like 22 like 23 you well , here [was] [the] [prince] [in] [a] [pretty] [plight] [.] 1 well 2 , 1 well 3 here [ [illustration] : chapter [five] []] 1 [ 3 : 3 : 4 chapter [chapter] [v] [.] what [prince] [prigio] [found] [in] [the] garret [.] 1 what 7 garret but in the dusk the prince saw a heap of all sorts of things lying on the floor and on the table [.] 1 but 2 in 1 but 6 prince 2 in 4 dusk 3 the 4 dusk 5 the 6 prince 6 prince 7 saw 7 saw 12 sorts 7 saw 15 lying 8 a 9 heap 9 heap 10 of 9 heap 12 sorts 10 of 12 sorts 11 all 12 sorts 12 sorts 13 of 13 of 14 things 15 lying 20 on 16 on 17 the 17 the 18 floor 18 floor 19 and 19 and 20 on 20 on 22 table 21 the 22 table there were two caps [;] [he] [put] [one] on an old , grey , ugly cap it was , made of felt [.] 1 there 2 were 2 were 4 caps 2 were 9 on 3 two 4 caps 9 on 16 cap 10 an 11 old 10 an 16 cap 11 old 12 , 11 old 16 cap 13 grey 14 , 13 grey 16 cap 15 ugly 16 cap 16 cap 17 it 16 cap 18 was 17 it 18 was 18 was 21 of 19 , 21 of 20 made 21 of 21 of 22 felt there was a pair of [boots] ; and he kicked off [his] [slippers] , [and] [got] [into] [them] . 1 there 2 was 2 was 4 pair 3 a 4 pair 4 pair 5 of 5 of 14 , 7 ; 8 and 8 and 9 he 8 and 14 , 9 he 10 kicked 10 kicked 11 off 14 , 19 . they were a good deal worn , but fitted as if they had been made for him [.] 1 they 8 but 2 were 5 deal 2 were 8 but 3 a 5 deal 4 good 5 deal 5 deal 6 worn 7 , 8 but 8 but 9 fitted 9 fitted 11 if 10 as 11 if 11 if 12 they 11 if 15 made 12 they 13 had 13 had 14 been 14 been 15 made 15 made 16 for 16 for 17 him then he ran downstairs , and walked out of the hall door [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 6 and 3 ran 4 downstairs 3 ran 6 and 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 walked 6 and 9 of 8 out 9 of 9 of 12 door 10 the 12 door 11 hall 12 door [ [illustration] : chapter [six] []] 1 [ 3 : 3 : 4 chapter [chapter] [vi] [.] [what] [happened] [to] [prince] [prigio] [in] [town] [by] [this] [time] [the] [prince] [was] [very] [hungry] [.] but , then , the town was twenty-one leagues away sixty-three [long] miles [!] 1 but 3 then 1 but 4 , 1 but 6 town 2 , 3 then 3 then 4 , 5 the 6 town 6 town 7 was 7 was 9 leagues 7 was 10 away 7 was 13 miles 8 twenty-one 9 leagues 11 sixty-three 13 miles but this , of course , the prince did not know [.] 1 but 2 this 1 but 3 , 1 but 8 prince 3 , 5 course 4 of 5 course 5 course 6 , 7 the 8 prince 8 prince 9 did 9 did 10 not 9 did 11 know now you should be told that seven-league boots only take those prodigious steps when you say you want to go a long distance [.] 1 now 2 you 2 you 3 should 3 should 4 be 4 be 5 told 5 told 6 that 6 that 8 boots 6 that 10 take 7 seven-league 8 boots 8 boots 10 take 9 only 10 take 10 take 13 steps 11 those 13 steps 12 prodigious 13 steps 13 steps 14 when 14 when 15 you 14 when 16 say 15 you 16 say 16 say 17 you 16 say 18 want 17 you 18 want 18 want 19 to 18 want 23 distance 19 to 20 go 21 a 22 long 21 a 23 distance 22 long 23 distance otherwise they would be very inconvenient when you only want to cross the room , for example [.] 1 otherwise 2 they 2 they 3 would 3 would 4 be 4 be 6 inconvenient 5 very 6 inconvenient 6 inconvenient 7 when 6 inconvenient 17 example 7 when 8 you 7 when 10 want 8 you 10 want 9 only 10 want 10 want 11 to 10 want 15 , 11 to 12 cross 12 cross 14 room 13 the 14 room 15 , 17 example 16 for 17 example perhaps this has not been explained to you by your governess [?] 1 perhaps 2 this 2 this 3 has 3 has 4 not 3 has 5 been 4 not 5 been 5 been 6 explained 6 explained 7 to 6 explained 9 by 7 to 8 you 9 by 11 governess 10 your 11 governess well , [the] [prince] [walked] [into] ["] [the] [bear] , " and it seemed odd to him that nobody took any notice of him . 1 well 2 , 2 , 10 , 10 , 11 " 10 , 12 and 12 and 13 it 12 and 25 . 13 it 14 seemed 14 seemed 15 odd 15 odd 16 to 15 odd 18 that 16 to 17 him 18 that 19 nobody 18 that 20 took 19 nobody 20 took 20 took 22 notice 21 any 22 notice 22 notice 23 of 23 of 24 him he [was] [so] [puzzled] [by] [not] [being] attended to [as] [usual] , that he [quite] forgot to take off his cap . 1 he 8 attended 8 attended 9 to 8 attended 13 that 9 to 12 , 13 that 14 he 13 that 22 . 14 he 16 forgot 16 forgot 17 to 17 to 18 take 18 take 19 off 19 off 21 cap 20 his 21 cap [ [illustration] : [page] [@number@] []] 1 [ 3 : at first he thought [they] [were] [too] [busy] , but presently another explanation occurred to him [.] 1 at 2 first 2 first 3 he 3 he 4 thought 4 thought 9 , 9 , 10 but 10 but 13 explanation 10 but 14 occurred 11 presently 13 explanation 12 another 13 explanation 13 explanation 14 occurred 14 occurred 15 to 15 to 16 him well , [i] [don't] [mean] to starve in the midst of plenty , anyhow [;] here [goes] [!] ["] 1 well 2 , 2 , 6 to 6 to 7 starve 7 starve 8 in 7 starve 14 anyhow 7 starve 16 here 8 in 10 midst 9 the 10 midst 10 midst 11 of 11 of 12 plenty 13 , 14 anyhow the prince rose , and went to the table in the midst of the room , where a huge roast turkey had just been placed [.] 1 the 2 prince 2 prince 5 and 3 rose 5 and 4 , 5 and 5 and 6 went 6 went 7 to 7 to 9 table 8 the 9 table 9 table 10 in 10 in 11 the 11 the 12 midst 12 midst 13 of 13 of 15 room 14 the 15 room 15 room 17 where 16 , 17 where 17 where 21 turkey 17 where 25 placed 18 a 21 turkey 19 huge 21 turkey 20 roast 21 turkey 21 turkey 22 had 22 had 24 been 23 just 24 been 24 been 25 placed he then went back to a table in a corner , where he dined very well , nobody taking any notice of him [.] 1 he 3 went 2 then 3 went 3 went 4 back 4 back 5 to 4 back 8 in 4 back 18 nobody 5 to 7 table 6 a 7 table 8 in 10 corner 9 a 10 corner 10 corner 12 where 11 , 12 where 12 where 13 he 12 where 14 dined 12 where 17 , 13 he 14 dined 14 dined 16 well 15 very 16 well 18 nobody 19 taking 19 taking 21 notice 20 any 21 notice 21 notice 22 of 22 of 23 him when he had finished , he sat [watching] the other people dining , and smoking [his] cigarette [.] 1 when 2 he 1 when 3 had 1 when 5 , 1 when 6 he 2 he 3 had 4 finished 5 , 6 he 7 sat 7 sat 17 cigarette 9 the 10 other 10 other 17 cigarette 11 people 12 dining 12 dining 14 and 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 smoking 14 and 17 cigarette with these words , the officer sat down suddenly in the prince 's lap , as if he did not see him at all [.] 1 with 3 words 1 with 4 , 1 with 6 officer 2 these 3 words 5 the 6 officer 6 officer 7 sat 7 sat 8 down 8 down 9 suddenly 8 down 10 in 8 down 17 if 10 in 14 lap 11 the 12 prince 12 prince 13 's 13 's 14 lap 15 , 17 if 16 as 17 if 17 if 18 he 17 if 21 see 18 he 19 did 19 did 20 not 19 did 21 see 20 not 21 see 21 see 22 him 21 see 23 at 23 at 24 all he was a heavy man , and the prince , enraged at the insult , pushed him away and jumped to his feet [.] 1 he 6 , 2 was 5 man 2 was 6 , 3 a 4 heavy 3 a 5 man 4 heavy 5 man 6 , 7 and 7 and 9 prince 7 and 19 and 8 the 9 prince 9 prince 11 enraged 9 prince 19 and 10 , 11 enraged 11 enraged 12 at 11 enraged 15 , 12 at 14 insult 13 the 14 insult 16 pushed 17 him 16 pushed 18 away 16 pushed 19 and 19 and 20 jumped 20 jumped 21 to 21 to 23 feet 22 his 23 feet as he did so , his cap dropped off [.] 1 as 2 he 1 as 3 did 1 as 7 cap 2 he 3 did 3 did 4 so 5 , 6 his 6 his 7 cap 7 cap 8 dropped 8 dropped 9 off the officer fell on his knees at once [,] [crying] [:] 1 the 2 officer 2 officer 3 fell 3 fell 4 on 3 fell 8 once 4 on 6 knees 5 his 6 knees 7 at 8 once ["] [pardon] [,] [my] [prince] [,] [pardon] [!] i never saw you [!] ["] 1 i 3 saw 2 never 3 saw 3 saw 4 you this was more than the prince could be expected to believe [.] 1 this 2 was 2 was 3 more 2 was 4 than 4 than 6 prince 4 than 11 believe 5 the 6 prince 6 prince 7 could 7 could 8 be 8 be 9 expected 10 to 11 believe ["] [nonsense] [!] count [frederick] [von] [matterhorn] , " he said ; " you must be intoxicated [.] 1 count 5 , 5 , 6 " 5 , 8 said 7 he 8 said 8 said 9 ; 9 ; 10 " 9 ; 11 you 9 ; 14 intoxicated 11 you 12 must 12 must 13 be 13 be 14 intoxicated sir [!] you have insulted your prince and your superior officer [.] 1 sir 3 you 3 you 4 have 4 have 5 insulted 5 insulted 8 and 6 your 7 prince 7 prince 8 and 8 and 11 officer 9 your 11 officer 10 superior 11 officer consider yourself under arrest [!] 1 consider 2 yourself 1 consider 3 under 3 under 4 arrest you shall be sent to a prison to-morrow [.] ["] 1 you 2 shall 2 shall 3 be 3 be 4 sent 4 sent 5 to 5 to 8 to-morrow 6 a 7 prison 7 prison 8 to-morrow on this , the poor officer appealed piteously to everybody in the tavern [.] 1 on 2 this 1 on 3 , 1 on 6 officer 4 the 6 officer 5 poor 6 officer 6 officer 7 appealed 7 appealed 8 piteously 7 appealed 9 to 7 appealed 11 in 9 to 10 everybody 11 in 13 tavern 12 the 13 tavern " it is a disgraceful conspiracy , " he said . 1 " 2 it 1 " 10 said 2 it 3 is 3 is 6 conspiracy 4 a 6 conspiracy 5 disgraceful 6 conspiracy 7 , 8 " 7 , 9 he 9 he 10 said 10 said 11 . ["] [the] [king] [shall] [answer] [for] [this] [!] i shall write to the newspapers at once [!] ["] 1 i 2 shall 2 shall 3 write 3 write 4 to 3 write 8 once 4 to 6 newspapers 5 the 6 newspapers 7 at 8 once he was not put in a better temper by the way in which people hustled him in the street [.] 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 not 2 was 4 put 3 not 4 put 4 put 5 in 4 put 8 temper 4 put 9 by 4 put 17 in 6 a 8 temper 7 better 8 temper 9 by 11 way 10 the 11 way 11 way 12 in 11 way 17 in 12 in 13 which 12 in 14 people 12 in 15 hustled 14 people 15 hustled 15 hustled 16 him 17 in 19 street 18 the 19 street in one of these encounters , the prince pushed so hard against a poor old beggar woman that she fell down [.] 1 in 2 one 1 in 6 , 1 in 8 prince 2 one 3 of 3 of 5 encounters 4 these 5 encounters 7 the 8 prince 8 prince 9 pushed 9 pushed 10 so 9 pushed 11 hard 9 pushed 12 against 12 against 17 woman 13 a 14 poor 13 a 17 woman 14 poor 15 old 15 old 17 woman 16 beggar 17 woman 17 woman 18 that 17 woman 21 down 18 that 19 she 18 that 20 fell 19 she 20 fell 20 fell 21 down overcome with surprise , he thrust the money into the woman 's hand , and put on his cap again [.] 1 overcome 2 with 1 overcome 4 , 1 overcome 5 he 2 with 3 surprise 5 he 15 and 6 thrust 8 money 6 thrust 9 into 6 thrust 15 and 7 the 8 money 8 money 9 into 9 into 13 hand 10 the 11 woman 11 woman 12 's 12 's 13 hand 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 put 15 and 17 on 15 and 20 again 17 on 19 cap 18 his 19 cap [ [illustration] : [page] [@number@] []] 1 [ 3 : things are not as they appear [.] ["] 1 things 2 are 2 are 3 not 2 are 4 as 4 as 5 they 4 as 6 appear a great ball was going on [;] but , [as] usual , [nobody] [took] [any] notice [of] [the] [prince] [.] 1 a 3 ball 1 a 16 notice 2 great 3 ball 3 ball 4 was 4 was 5 going 5 going 6 on 5 going 11 usual 8 but 9 , 9 , 11 usual 11 usual 12 , he walked among the guests , being careful not to jostle them , and listening to their conversation [.] 1 he 2 walked 2 walked 3 among 2 walked 14 and 2 walked 16 to 3 among 6 , 4 the 5 guests 5 guests 6 , 6 , 7 being 8 careful 10 to 8 careful 14 and 9 not 10 to 10 to 11 jostle 11 jostle 12 them 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 listening 16 to 18 conversation 17 their 18 conversation it was all about himself [!] 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 all 2 was 4 about 3 all 4 about 4 about 5 himself everyone had heard of [his] [disgrace] , and almost everyone cried " serve him right ! " 1 everyone 2 had 2 had 3 heard 3 heard 4 of 4 of 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 10 everyone 8 and 11 cried 9 almost 10 everyone 10 everyone 11 cried 11 cried 12 " 11 cried 13 serve 11 cried 16 ! 11 cried 17 " 13 serve 14 him 13 serve 15 right yes , one had [!] 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 3 one 3 one 4 had it was the pretty lady of the carriage [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 5 lady 3 the 5 lady 4 pretty 5 lady 5 lady 6 of 6 of 8 carriage 7 the 8 carriage i never could tell you how pretty she was [.] 1 i 3 could 2 never 3 could 3 could 4 tell 4 tell 5 you 4 tell 6 how 6 how 7 pretty 7 pretty 9 was 8 she 9 was the prince first thought how [nice] and good she looked , even before he thought [how] [pretty] she looked [.] 1 the 3 first 2 prince 3 first 3 first 4 thought 4 thought 7 and 4 thought 9 she 4 thought 10 looked 5 how 7 and 7 and 8 good 9 she 10 looked 10 looked 12 even 11 , 12 even 12 even 13 before 13 before 14 he 13 before 15 thought 14 he 15 thought 15 thought 18 she 15 thought 19 looked 18 she 19 looked she stood up for [prince] [prigio] [when] [her] partner [would] [speak] [ill] of him [.] 1 she 2 stood 2 stood 3 up 3 up 4 for 4 for 9 partner 9 partner 13 of 13 of 14 him ["] [and] [,] [then] [,] [think] [how] [hard] [they] [made] [him] [work] [at] [school] [!] and now he is [minister] for [education] , though he can't do [a] [line] [of] [greek] prose [!] ["] 1 and 3 he 1 and 12 do 2 now 3 he 3 he 4 is 4 is 6 for 6 for 8 , 9 though 10 he 10 he 11 can't 11 can't 12 do 12 do 17 prose the prince blushed at [this] , [for] [he] [knew] [his] [conduct] had not been honourable [.] 1 the 2 prince 2 prince 3 blushed 3 blushed 4 at 4 at 6 , 6 , 12 had 12 had 13 not 12 had 14 been 14 been 15 honourable you see he was so clever [!] 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 he 2 see 4 was 3 he 4 was 4 was 6 clever 5 so 6 clever he had read about those things in historical books : but now he believed in them [.] 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 read 3 read 4 about 3 read 7 in 3 read 10 : 4 about 6 things 5 those 6 things 6 things 7 in 7 in 9 books 8 historical 9 books 10 : 13 he 10 : 14 believed 11 but 12 now 11 but 13 he 13 he 14 believed 14 believed 15 in 15 in 16 them [ [illustration] : chapter [seven] []] 1 [ 3 : 3 : 4 chapter [chapter] [vii] [.] [the] [prince] [falls] [in] [love] [he] [understood] [all] [this] [,] [and] [burst] [out] [laughing] [,] [which] [nearly] [frightened] [an] [old] [lady] [near] [him] [out] [of] [her] [wits] [.] ah ! [how] he wished he was only in evening [dress] , that he might dance with the charming young lady [.] 1 ah 2 ! 1 ah 4 he 4 he 5 wished 5 wished 6 he 5 wished 7 was 6 he 7 was 7 was 8 only 7 was 9 in 9 in 10 evening 10 evening 13 that 10 evening 16 dance 12 , 13 that 13 that 14 he 13 that 16 dance 14 he 15 might 15 might 16 dance 16 dance 17 with 17 with 21 lady 18 the 21 lady 19 charming 21 lady 20 young 21 lady but there he was , dressed just as if he were going out to hunt , if anyone could have seen him [.] 1 but 2 there 1 but 3 he 3 he 4 was 4 was 6 dressed 4 was 17 if 5 , 6 dressed 6 dressed 7 just 6 dressed 9 if 6 dressed 16 , 8 as 9 if 9 if 10 he 9 if 11 were 10 he 11 were 11 were 12 going 12 going 13 out 13 out 14 to 14 to 15 hunt 17 if 18 anyone 17 if 21 seen 18 anyone 19 could 20 have 21 seen 21 seen 22 him so , even if he took off his cap of darkness , and became visible , he was no figure for a ball [.] 1 so 2 , 2 , 17 he 2 , 18 was 3 even 4 if 3 even 16 , 3 even 17 he 4 if 5 he 4 if 13 and 5 he 13 and 6 took 7 off 6 took 13 and 7 off 9 cap 8 his 9 cap 9 cap 10 of 10 of 11 darkness 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 became 14 became 15 visible 17 he 18 was 18 was 20 figure 18 was 21 for 19 no 20 figure 21 for 23 ball 22 a 23 ball once he would not have cared , but now he cared very much indeed [.] 1 once 2 he 1 once 6 cared 1 once 7 , 1 once 10 he 2 he 3 would 3 would 4 not 5 have 6 cared 8 but 9 now 8 but 10 he 10 he 11 cared 11 cared 13 much 11 cared 14 indeed 12 very 13 much but the prince was not clever for nothing [.] 1 but 3 prince 1 but 4 was 2 the 3 prince 4 was 5 not 4 was 6 clever 6 clever 7 for 7 for 8 nothing he struck a light with a flint and steel , lit a torch , and ran upstairs to the garret [.] 1 he 10 , 2 struck 4 light 2 struck 5 with 2 struck 10 , 3 a 4 light 4 light 5 with 5 with 8 and 6 a 7 flint 7 flint 8 and 8 and 9 steel 10 , 15 and 10 , 17 upstairs 10 , 18 to 11 lit 15 and 12 a 13 torch 13 torch 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 ran 18 to 20 garret 19 the 20 garret was there [yes] , [there] [was] [another] [cap] [!] 1 was 2 there 1 was 4 , there [it] lay [,] a handsome green one with a red feather [.] 1 there 3 lay 3 lay 8 one 5 a 6 handsome 5 a 8 one 6 handsome 8 one 7 green 8 one 8 one 9 with 9 with 12 feather 10 a 12 feather 11 red 12 feather the prince pulled off the cap of darkness , put on the other , and said : 1 the 2 prince 2 prince 15 and 3 pulled 4 off 3 pulled 15 and 4 off 6 cap 5 the 6 cap 6 cap 7 of 7 of 8 darkness 8 darkness 10 put 9 , 10 put 10 put 11 on 10 put 14 , 11 on 13 other 12 the 13 other 15 and 16 said 16 said 17 : " [i] [wish] [i] [were] [dressed] [in] [my] [best] [suit] [of] [white] [and] [gold] [,] [with] [the] [royal] [pantouflia] [diamonds] [!] " 1 " 22 " he threw down the wishing cap , put on the other [the] cap of darkness and made three strides in the direction [of] [gluckstein] [.] 1 he 7 , 2 threw 3 down 2 threw 6 cap 2 threw 7 , 4 the 6 cap 5 wishing 6 cap 7 , 16 and 8 put 9 on 8 put 13 cap 8 put 16 and 10 the 11 other 11 other 13 cap 13 cap 14 of 14 of 15 darkness 16 and 17 made 17 made 19 strides 18 three 19 strides 19 strides 20 in 20 in 21 the 21 the 22 direction but he was only three steps nearer [it] than he had been , and the seven-league boots were standing beside him on the floor [!] 1 but 3 was 1 but 10 he 2 he 3 was 3 was 6 steps 4 only 5 three 5 three 6 steps 6 steps 7 nearer 7 nearer 9 than 10 he 13 , 11 had 12 been 11 had 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 16 seven-league 14 and 18 were 15 the 16 seven-league 17 boots 18 were 18 were 19 standing 18 were 20 beside 18 were 22 on 19 standing 20 beside 20 beside 21 him 22 on 24 floor 23 the 24 floor that 's mathematics [!] ["] 1 that 2 's 2 's 3 mathematics he then hunted about in the lumber-room again till he found a [small] [,] shabby [,] old [persian] carpet [,] [the] [size] of a hearthrug [.] 1 he 3 hunted 2 then 3 hunted 3 hunted 4 about 3 hunted 8 again 3 hunted 9 till 4 about 5 in 5 in 7 lumber-room 6 the 7 lumber-room 9 till 10 he 9 till 11 found 10 he 11 found 11 found 19 carpet 12 a 15 shabby 12 a 19 carpet 15 shabby 17 old 19 carpet 23 of 23 of 25 hearthrug 24 a 25 hearthrug he went to his own room , took a portmanteau in his hand , sat down on the carpet , and said : 1 he 7 , 2 went 3 to 2 went 7 , 3 to 6 room 4 his 5 own 4 his 6 room 7 , 14 , 8 took 10 portmanteau 8 took 11 in 8 took 14 , 9 a 10 portmanteau 11 in 13 hand 12 his 13 hand 14 , 21 and 15 sat 16 down 15 sat 21 and 16 down 17 on 18 the 19 carpet 19 carpet 20 , 20 , 21 and 21 and 22 said 22 said 23 : " [i] [wish] [i] [were] [in] [gluckstein] [.] " 1 " 9 " [ [illustration] : [page] [@number@] []] 1 [ 3 : everybody made place for him , bowing down to the ground , and the loyal band struck up [the] [prince] ['s] [march] [:] 1 everybody 2 made 2 made 3 place 2 made 4 for 4 for 6 , 5 him 6 , 6 , 7 bowing 7 bowing 8 down 7 bowing 17 struck 8 down 9 to 9 to 13 and 10 the 11 ground 11 ground 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 16 band 14 the 15 loyal 15 loyal 16 band 17 struck 18 up [heaven] [bless] [our] [prince] [prigio] [!] what is there [he] doesn't know [?] 1 what 2 is 1 what 5 doesn't 2 is 3 there 5 doesn't 6 know greek , [swiss] , [german] ( [high] and [low] ) , [and] the names of the mountains [in] [mexico] , [heaven] [bless] the prince [!] 1 greek 2 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 6 ( 4 , 8 and 8 and 10 ) 8 and 11 , 11 , 17 mountains 11 , 20 , 13 the 14 names 14 names 15 of 15 of 16 the 16 the 17 mountains 20 , 24 prince 23 the 24 prince he used to be very fond of this march , and the words some people even said he had made them himself [.] 1 he 2 used 2 used 3 to 2 used 4 be 3 to 4 be 4 be 6 fond 5 very 6 fond 6 fond 7 of 7 of 11 and 8 this 9 march 9 march 11 and 10 , 11 and 11 and 13 words 11 and 15 people 11 and 20 made 12 the 13 words 14 some 15 people 15 people 17 said 16 even 17 said 17 said 18 he 17 said 20 made 18 he 19 had 19 had 20 made 20 made 21 them 20 made 22 himself but now , somehow , he didn't [much] like it . 1 but 3 , 1 but 6 he 1 but 11 . 2 now 3 , 4 somehow 5 , 4 somehow 6 he 6 he 7 didn't 7 didn't 9 like 9 like 10 it she was the daughter of the [new] [english] [ambassador] , and her name was [lady] [rosalind] [.] 1 she 10 , 2 was 4 daughter 2 was 10 , 3 the 4 daughter 4 daughter 5 of 5 of 6 the 10 , 11 and 11 and 13 name 11 and 14 was 12 her 13 name however , it was impossible to refuse , and so she danced with the prince , and he danced very well . 1 however 2 , 1 however 22 . 2 , 17 and 3 it 16 , 4 was 5 impossible 4 was 16 , 5 impossible 6 to 5 impossible 12 danced 6 to 7 refuse 7 refuse 8 , 8 , 9 and 10 so 11 she 10 so 12 danced 11 she 12 danced 12 danced 13 with 13 with 15 prince 14 the 15 prince 16 , 17 and 17 and 18 he 17 and 19 danced 18 he 19 danced 19 danced 21 well 20 very 21 well and the prince said : 1 and 3 prince 1 and 4 said 2 the 3 prince 4 said 5 : for [,] even a clever person can be nice when he likes above all , when he is not thinking about himself [.] 1 for 3 even 3 even 8 be 4 a 6 person 5 clever 6 person 6 person 7 can 7 can 8 be 8 be 9 nice 9 nice 10 when 9 nice 16 when 10 when 11 he 10 when 12 likes 11 he 12 likes 12 likes 13 above 12 likes 14 all 15 , 16 when 16 when 17 he 16 when 18 is 17 he 18 is 18 is 19 not 18 is 20 thinking 18 is 21 about 20 thinking 21 about 21 about 22 himself in [pantouflia] , it is the custom that [a] ball [must] [not] end [while] [one] of the royal [family] goes [on] [dancing] [.] 1 in 3 , 1 in 13 end 4 it 5 is 5 is 7 custom 5 is 8 that 6 the 7 custom 8 that 10 ball 8 that 13 end 13 end 16 of 16 of 18 royal 17 the 18 royal 18 royal 20 goes [ [illustration] : [page] [@number@] []] 1 [ 3 : [ [illustration] : chapter [eight] []] 1 [ 3 : 3 : 4 chapter [chapter] [viii] [.] the [prince] is [puzzled] 1 the 3 is [prince] [prigio] [did] [not] [go] [to] [bed] [.] it was bright daylight , and he had promised to [bring] the horns [and] [tail] of [a] [firedrake] [as] a present [to] [a] [pretty] [lady] . 1 it 5 , 2 was 4 daylight 2 was 5 , 3 bright 4 daylight 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 he 6 and 26 . 7 he 8 had 8 had 9 promised 9 promised 10 to 10 to 13 horns 12 the 13 horns 13 horns 16 of 16 of 21 present 20 a 21 present " [first] [,] ["] he said , ["] where is [the] [firedrake] [?] ["] 1 " 5 he 5 he 6 said 6 said 7 , 7 , 10 is 9 where 10 is he reflected for a little , and then ran upstairs to the garret [.] 1 he 7 and 2 reflected 3 for 2 reflected 7 and 3 for 5 little 4 a 5 little 6 , 7 and 7 and 9 ran 7 and 10 upstairs 7 and 11 to 8 then 9 ran 11 to 13 garret 12 the 13 garret indeed , he had found the spyglass of [carved] ivory [which] [prince] [ali] , in [the] [arabian] [nights] , bought in the bazaar in [schiraz] [.] 1 indeed 2 , 1 indeed 3 he 3 he 4 had 4 had 5 found 5 found 7 spyglass 5 found 21 in 6 the 7 spyglass 7 spyglass 8 of 7 spyglass 15 in 8 of 10 ivory 10 ivory 14 , 15 in 19 , 19 , 20 bought 21 in 22 the 22 the 23 bazaar 23 bazaar 24 in prigio 's first idea was to look at his lady [.] 1 prigio 2 's 2 's 4 idea 3 first 4 idea 4 idea 5 was 5 was 6 to 6 to 7 look 7 look 8 at 8 at 10 lady 9 his 10 lady the prince clapped [the] [glass] to [his] [eye] , [stared] out of window , and [there] , sure enough [,] he saw [the] [firedrake] [.] 1 the 2 prince 2 prince 3 clapped 3 clapped 6 to 6 to 9 , 9 , 14 , 11 out 12 of 11 out 14 , 12 of 13 window 14 , 15 and 15 and 17 , 15 and 21 he 17 , 18 sure 18 sure 19 enough 21 he 22 saw he was floating about in a sea of molten lava , on the top of a volcano [.] 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 floating 3 floating 4 about 4 about 5 in 5 in 7 sea 6 a 7 sea 7 sea 8 of 8 of 10 lava 9 molten 10 lava 10 lava 12 on 11 , 12 on 12 on 14 top 13 the 14 top 14 top 15 of 15 of 17 volcano 16 a 17 volcano [ [illustration] : [page] [@number@] []] 1 [ 3 : the prince did not like the looks of him [.] 1 the 2 prince 2 prince 3 did 3 did 4 not 3 did 5 like 4 not 5 like 5 like 7 looks 6 the 7 looks 7 looks 8 of 8 of 9 him poor little [alphonso] [!] [poor] [enrico] [!] [what] [plucky] fellows [they] [were] [!] 1 poor 10 fellows 2 little 10 fellows how horrid [being] [too] [clever] [makes] [one] [!] 1 how 2 horrid and [now] , what [am] [i] to do [?] ["] 1 and 3 , 1 and 4 what 1 and 8 do 7 to 8 do what was he to do , indeed ? 1 what 2 was 1 what 5 do 3 he 4 to 4 to 5 do 5 do 7 indeed 6 , 7 indeed 7 indeed 8 ? and what would you have done [?] 1 and 2 what 2 what 3 would 3 would 4 you 3 would 5 have 5 have 6 done bring the horns and tail [he] [must] , or perish in the adventure [.] 1 bring 3 horns 1 bring 4 and 2 the 3 horns 4 and 9 or 5 tail 9 or 8 , 9 or 9 or 10 perish 10 perish 11 in 11 in 13 adventure 12 the 13 adventure otherwise , how could he meet his lady [?] [why] [,] [she] [would] [think] [him] [a] [mere] [braggart] [.] 1 otherwise 2 , 1 otherwise 3 how 3 how 4 could 4 could 5 he 4 could 6 meet 6 meet 8 lady 7 his 8 lady the prince sat down , and thought and thought ; and the day went [on] , and it was now high noon [.] 1 the 2 prince 2 prince 6 and 2 prince 17 and 3 sat 4 down 3 sat 6 and 5 , 6 and 6 and 8 and 7 thought 8 and 8 and 9 thought 10 ; 11 and 11 and 13 day 11 and 14 went 12 the 13 day 14 went 17 and 16 , 17 and 17 and 19 was 18 it 19 was 19 was 20 now 19 was 22 noon 21 high 22 noon at last he jumped up and rushed into the library , a room where nobody ever went except himself and the queen [.] 1 at 2 last 1 at 3 he 3 he 6 and 4 jumped 5 up 4 jumped 6 and 6 and 7 rushed 7 rushed 8 into 8 into 20 and 9 the 10 library 10 library 11 , 11 , 13 room 11 , 20 and 12 a 13 room 13 room 14 where 14 where 15 nobody 14 where 17 went 15 nobody 17 went 16 ever 17 went 17 went 18 except 18 except 19 himself 20 and 22 queen 21 the 22 queen in that book [,] [prince] [prigio] [fancied] he [would] [find] [something] [he] [half] remembered , and that would be of use to him . 1 in 3 book 1 in 8 he 2 that 3 book 8 he 14 remembered 14 remembered 16 and 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 that 17 that 18 would 18 would 19 be 19 be 20 of 19 be 24 . 20 of 21 use 21 use 22 to 22 to 23 him and he did ! so you [see] [that] [cleverness] [,] and minding [your] [book] , have some advantages , after all [.] 1 and 2 he 1 and 16 have 2 he 3 did 3 did 11 and 4 ! 5 so 5 so 6 you 6 you 11 and 11 and 12 minding 12 minding 15 , 16 have 18 advantages 17 some 18 advantages 18 advantages 20 after 19 , 20 after 20 after 21 all then he seized the ivory glass , clapped it to his eye , and looked for [the] [remora] . 1 then 2 he 2 he 7 , 3 seized 6 glass 3 seized 7 , 4 the 5 ivory 4 the 6 glass 7 , 14 and 7 , 16 for 8 clapped 9 it 8 clapped 10 to 8 clapped 14 and 10 to 11 his 12 eye 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 looked 16 for 19 . [ [illustration] : [page] [@number@] []] 1 [ 3 : never you fight , if you can help it , except with plenty of food to keep you going [and] in good heart [.] 1 never 2 you 1 never 3 fight 3 fight 5 if 3 fight 11 except 3 fight 16 to 3 fight 17 keep 4 , 5 if 5 if 6 you 5 if 8 help 5 if 10 , 6 you 7 can 7 can 8 help 8 help 9 it 11 except 12 with 12 with 15 food 13 plenty 15 food 14 of 15 food 16 to 17 keep 17 keep 18 you 17 keep 19 going 19 going 21 in 21 in 23 heart 22 good 23 heart then [off] he flew , and soon he reached the volcano of the [firedrake] [.] 1 then 3 he 3 he 5 , 4 flew 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 8 he 6 and 9 reached 7 soon 8 he 8 he 9 reached 9 reached 11 volcano 10 the 11 volcano 11 volcano 12 of 12 of 13 the [ [illustration] : chapter [nine] []] 1 [ 3 : 3 : 4 chapter [chapter] [ix] [.] [the] [prince] [and] [the] [firedrake] [it] [was] [dreadfully] [hot] [,] [even] [high] [up] [in] [the] [air] [,] [where] [the] [prince] [hung] [invisible] [.] great burning stones were tossed up by the volcano , and nearly hit him several times [.] 1 great 2 burning 1 great 11 and 2 burning 3 stones 4 were 5 tossed 4 were 11 and 5 tossed 6 up 5 tossed 7 by 8 the 9 volcano 9 volcano 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 13 hit 12 nearly 13 hit 13 hit 14 him 13 hit 16 times 15 several 16 times the garden-engine [of] [poor] [little] [alphonso] was lying in the valley , all broken and useless [.] 1 the 2 garden-engine 2 garden-engine 7 was 7 was 8 lying 8 lying 9 in 9 in 10 the 10 the 11 valley 11 valley 12 , 12 , 13 all 12 , 15 and 13 all 14 broken 15 and 16 useless " [hi] [!] " [shouted] [the] [prince] [.] 1 " 4 " " [who] ['s] [there] [?] " he said in a hoarse , angry voice [.] 1 " 8 said 6 " 7 he 7 he 8 said 8 said 9 in 9 in 14 voice 10 a 11 hoarse 10 a 14 voice 11 hoarse 12 , 11 hoarse 14 voice 13 angry 14 voice " [just] [let] [me] [get] [at] [you] [!] " 1 " 9 " " [it] ['s] [me] [,] " [answered] [the] [prince] [.] 1 " 6 " it was the first time he had forgotten [his] grammar , but he was terribly excited . 1 it 2 was 2 was 5 time 3 the 4 first 3 the 5 time 4 first 5 time 5 time 6 he 5 time 8 forgotten 6 he 7 had 7 had 8 forgotten 8 forgotten 10 grammar 10 grammar 11 , 11 , 12 but 12 but 13 he 12 but 17 . 13 he 14 was 14 was 16 excited 15 terribly 16 excited " [what] [do] [you] [want] [?] " [grunted] [the] [beast] [.] 1 " 7 " " [hi] [!] " 1 " 4 " " [well] [,] " [grunted] [the] [firedrake] [,] ["] [what] ['s] [the] [matter] [?] 1 " 4 " why can't you give a civil answer to a civil question [?] ["] 1 why 2 can't 2 can't 3 you 2 can't 4 give 4 give 7 answer 4 give 8 to 5 a 7 answer 6 civil 7 answer 7 answer 8 to 8 to 11 question 9 a 10 civil 9 a 11 question 10 civil 11 question " [will] [you] [go] back [to] [your] [hole] [and] [swear] [,] [on] [your] honour [as] [a] [firedrake] [,] [to] [listen] [quietly] [?] ["] 1 " 5 back 5 back 14 honour " [on] [my] [sacred] [word] [of] [honour] [,] ["] said the [beast] [,] casually scorching [an] [eagle] [that] [flew] [by] [into] [ashes] [.] 1 " 10 said 10 said 14 casually 11 the 14 casually 14 casually 15 scorching the cinders fell , jingling and crackling , round the prince in a little shower [.] 1 the 2 cinders 2 cinders 8 , 3 fell 6 and 3 fell 8 , 4 , 6 and 5 jingling 6 and 6 and 7 crackling 8 , 9 round 9 round 11 prince 9 round 12 in 10 the 11 prince 11 prince 12 in 12 in 15 shower 13 a 14 little 14 little 15 shower then [the] [firedrake] [dived] [back] , with an awful splash of flame , and the mountain roared round [him] [.] 1 then 6 , 6 , 7 with 7 with 10 splash 8 an 10 splash 9 awful 10 splash 10 splash 11 of 11 of 12 flame 12 flame 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 16 mountain 14 and 17 roared 15 the 16 mountain 17 roared 18 round the prince now flew high above him , and cried : 1 the 2 prince 2 prince 9 and 2 prince 11 : 3 now 4 flew 4 flew 5 high 4 flew 6 above 4 flew 9 and 6 above 7 him 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 cried ["] [a] [message] [from] [the] [remora] [.] he says you are afraid to fight him [.] ["] 1 he 2 says 2 says 3 you 2 says 4 are 3 you 4 are 4 are 5 afraid 5 afraid 6 to 6 to 7 fight 7 fight 8 him " [don't] [know] [him] [,] " [grunted] [the] [firedrake] [.] 1 " 6 " then he dropped his own glove into the fiery lake [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 dropped 3 dropped 6 glove 3 dropped 7 into 4 his 5 own 4 his 6 glove 7 into 10 lake 8 the 10 lake 9 fiery 10 lake " [does] he [?] ["] yelled [the] [firedrake] [.] 1 " 3 he 3 he 6 yelled " [just] [let] [me] [get] [at] [him] [!] ["] [and] he scrambled [out] [,] [all] [red-hot] as he was . 1 " 11 he 11 he 12 scrambled 12 scrambled 17 as 17 as 18 he 17 as 20 . 18 he 19 was [ [illustration] : chapter [ten] []] 1 [ 3 : 3 : 4 chapter [chapter] [x] [.] [the] [prince] [and] [the] [remora] if he had been too warm before , the prince was too cold now [.] 1 if 2 he 1 if 4 been 1 if 10 prince 2 he 3 had 3 had 4 been 4 been 5 too 4 been 6 warm 7 before 8 , 7 before 10 prince 9 the 10 prince 10 prince 11 was 11 was 12 too 11 was 13 cold 13 cold 14 now the [prince] [felt] [his] blood [stand] [still] , and he grew faint ; but he took heart , for there was no time to waste [.] 1 the 5 blood 5 blood 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 he 9 and 25 waste 10 he 11 grew 11 grew 12 faint 13 ; 14 but 14 but 15 he 14 but 16 took 15 he 16 took 16 took 17 heart 16 took 19 for 18 , 19 for 19 for 20 there 20 there 21 was 21 was 23 time 22 no 23 time 23 time 24 to 24 to 25 waste yet he could [nowhere] see [the] [remora] [.] 1 yet 2 he 2 he 3 could 3 could 5 see " [hi] [!] " [shouted] [the] [prince] [.] 1 " 4 " then [there] came [a] [whisper] , like the breath of the bitter east wind on a wintry day : 1 then 3 came 3 came 6 , 6 , 7 like 7 like 9 breath 8 the 9 breath 9 breath 10 of 9 breath 14 wind 9 breath 19 : 10 of 11 the 11 the 12 bitter 13 east 14 wind 14 wind 15 on 14 wind 19 : 15 on 18 day 16 a 17 wintry 16 a 18 day " [where] [are] [you] [,] [and] [how] [can] [i] [come] [to] [you] [?] " 1 " 14 " " [here] [i] [am] [!] ["] said the prince [from] [the] [top] [of] [the] [hill] [.] 1 " 7 said 7 said 9 prince 8 the 9 prince and still the thing slipped up , from the chink under the mountain [.] 1 and 2 still 1 and 4 thing 1 and 5 slipped 3 the 4 thing 4 thing 5 slipped 5 slipped 6 up 5 slipped 8 from 7 , 8 from 8 from 10 chink 9 the 10 chink 10 chink 11 under 11 under 13 mountain 12 the 13 mountain " [hi] [!] " he shouted , as soon as his tongue could move within his chattering teeth [.] 1 " 6 shouted 4 " 5 he 5 he 6 shouted 6 shouted 7 , 6 shouted 14 move 8 as 9 soon 9 soon 10 as 10 as 12 tongue 10 as 13 could 10 as 14 move 11 his 12 tongue 12 tongue 13 could 14 move 15 within 15 within 17 chattering 16 his 17 chattering 17 chattering 18 teeth there came a clear , hissing answer [,] [like] [frozen] [words] [dropping] [round] [him] [:] 1 there 2 came 2 came 7 answer 3 a 4 clear 3 a 7 answer 4 clear 5 , 4 clear 7 answer 6 hissing 7 answer ["] [wait] [till] [i] [come] [down] [.] what do you want [?] ["] 1 what 2 do 2 do 3 you 3 you 4 want then the white folds began to slide , like melting ice , from the black hill [.] 1 then 4 folds 2 the 4 folds 3 white 4 folds 4 folds 5 began 5 began 6 to 5 began 7 slide 6 to 7 slide 7 slide 9 like 7 slide 13 from 8 , 9 like 9 like 10 melting 9 like 12 , 10 melting 11 ice 13 from 16 hill 14 the 16 hill 15 black 16 hill prince [prigio] [felt] [the] [air] [getting] [warmer] [behind] [him] , [and] [colder] [in] [front] [of] [him] [.] 1 prince 10 , [ [illustration] : chapter [eleven] []] 1 [ 3 : 3 : 4 chapter [chapter] [xi] [.] [the] [battle] [it] [was] [an] [awful] [sight] [to] [behold] [!] the green trees dropped their leaves as he advanced ; the birds fell down [dead] from the sky , slain by his frosty breath ! 1 the 3 trees 2 green 3 trees 3 trees 4 dropped 4 dropped 6 leaves 4 dropped 7 as 5 their 6 leaves 7 as 8 he 7 as 9 advanced 8 he 9 advanced 9 advanced 10 ; 10 ; 12 birds 10 ; 13 fell 11 the 12 birds 12 birds 13 fell 13 fell 14 down 13 fell 16 from 16 from 18 sky 17 the 18 sky 18 sky 20 slain 19 , 20 slain 20 slain 21 by 20 slain 25 ! 21 by 24 breath 22 his 24 breath 23 frosty 24 breath but , [fast] [as] [the] [remora] stole forward , [the] [firedrake] [came] quicker [yet] , flying and [clashing] his fiery wings . 1 but 2 , 2 , 7 stole 7 stole 13 quicker 8 forward 9 , 9 , 13 quicker 13 quicker 15 , 15 , 16 flying 15 , 17 and 17 and 21 wings 17 and 22 . 19 his 21 wings 20 fiery 21 wings meanwhile , the prince , safe on his hill , was lunching on the loaf and the cold tongue he had brought with him [.] 1 meanwhile 2 , 1 meanwhile 4 prince 3 the 4 prince 4 prince 6 safe 4 prince 11 was 5 , 6 safe 6 safe 7 on 6 safe 10 , 7 on 9 hill 8 his 9 hill 11 was 12 lunching 11 was 13 on 12 lunching 13 on 13 on 16 and 14 the 15 loaf 15 loaf 16 and 16 and 19 tongue 16 and 20 he 16 and 22 brought 17 the 19 tongue 18 cold 19 tongue 20 he 21 had 22 brought 23 with 23 with 24 him ["] [go] [it] [,] [remora] [!] go [it] , [firedrake] [!] [you] ['re] [gaining] [.] 1 go 3 , give [it] him [,] [remora] [!] ["] [he] [shouted] in the [wildest] excitement [.] 1 give 3 him 1 give 13 excitement 10 in 11 the 11 the 13 excitement nobody had [ever] seen [such] [a] [battle] [;] [he] [had] [it] [all] to [himself] , and he never enjoyed anything more [.] 1 nobody 2 had 2 had 4 seen 4 seen 13 to 13 to 15 , 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 he 16 and 19 enjoyed 17 he 19 enjoyed 18 never 19 enjoyed 19 enjoyed 20 anything 19 enjoyed 21 more " [go] [it] [,] [remora] [!] ["] cried the prince [:] ["] [his] [legs] [are] giving [way] [;] [he] ['s] [groggy] [on] [his] [pins] [!] 1 " 8 cried 8 cried 10 prince 9 the 10 prince 10 prince 16 giving one [more] effort , and he won't be able to move [!] ["] 1 one 3 effort 3 effort 4 , 4 , 5 and 5 and 6 he 6 he 7 won't 7 won't 8 be 8 be 9 able 9 able 10 to 10 to 11 move then [the] [firedrake] [stood] [groaning] like a black bull [,] knee-deep [in] [snow] [;] and [still] the [remora] climbed [and] [climbed] [.] 1 then 15 and 6 like 9 bull 7 a 9 bull 8 black 9 bull 9 bull 11 knee-deep 11 knee-deep 15 and 15 and 19 climbed 17 the 19 climbed the [wounded] [remora] [curled] [back] [his] [head] [again] [on] [himself] [,] [and] [again] [crawled] [,] steaming [terribly] , [towards] [his] [enemy] . 1 the 16 steaming 16 steaming 18 , 18 , 22 . but the struggle was too much [for] [the] [gallant] [remora] [.] 1 but 3 struggle 2 the 3 struggle 3 struggle 4 was 4 was 6 much 5 too 6 much with one final roar , like the breath of a thousand furnaces , [the] [firedrake] [expired] [.] 1 with 4 roar 2 one 4 roar 3 final 4 roar 4 roar 6 like 5 , 6 like 6 like 8 breath 6 like 13 , 7 the 8 breath 8 breath 9 of 9 of 12 furnaces 10 a 11 thousand 11 thousand 12 furnaces [ [illustration] : [page] [@number@] []] 1 [ 3 : drawing the sword of sharpness , he hacked off , at two blows , the iron head and the tail of the [firedrake] [.] 1 drawing 3 sword 1 drawing 6 , 1 drawing 7 he 2 the 3 sword 3 sword 4 of 4 of 5 sharpness 7 he 8 hacked 8 hacked 9 off 8 hacked 11 at 10 , 11 at 11 at 13 blows 11 at 14 , 12 two 13 blows 14 , 18 and 15 the 17 head 16 iron 17 head 17 head 18 and 18 and 20 tail 18 and 21 of 19 the 20 tail 21 of 22 the but the [castle] [clock] [struck] [half-past] [seven] [;] dinner was at [eight] , and the poor prince crawled on hands and knees to the garret [.] 1 but 9 dinner 2 the 9 dinner 9 dinner 10 was 10 was 11 at 11 at 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 17 prince 14 and 18 crawled 15 the 17 prince 16 poor 17 prince 17 prince 18 crawled 18 crawled 19 on 18 crawled 23 to 19 on 21 and 20 hands 21 and 21 and 22 knees 23 to 25 garret 24 the 25 garret punctuality is the politeness of princes [;] [and] [a] [prince] [is] [polite] [when] [he] [is] in [love] [!] 1 punctuality 2 is 2 is 4 politeness 3 the 4 politeness 4 politeness 5 of 5 of 6 princes 6 princes 16 in she seemed prettier and kinder than ever [.] 1 she 2 seemed 2 seemed 4 and 3 prettier 4 and 4 and 5 kinder 5 kinder 6 than 6 than 7 ever the prince was [so] [happy] , [that] he [never] noticed how [something] [went] wrong [about] [the] [dinner] [.] 1 the 2 prince 2 prince 3 was 3 was 14 wrong 6 , 8 he 6 , 14 wrong 8 he 10 noticed 10 noticed 11 how but the prince was so busy in talking to his lady , and in eating his dinner too , that he never observed anything unusual [.] 1 but 3 prince 1 but 4 was 2 the 3 prince 3 prince 4 was 4 was 6 busy 5 so 6 busy 6 busy 7 in 7 in 8 talking 8 talking 13 and 8 talking 20 that 8 talking 23 observed 9 to 11 lady 9 to 13 and 10 his 11 lady 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 in 14 in 15 eating 15 eating 17 dinner 15 eating 18 too 16 his 17 dinner 19 , 20 that 20 that 21 he 20 that 23 observed 21 he 23 observed 22 never 23 observed 23 observed 24 anything 24 anything 25 unusual he had never been at such a pleasant dinner [!] 1 he 2 had 2 had 4 been 3 never 4 been 4 been 5 at 5 at 9 dinner 6 such 7 a 7 a 9 dinner 8 pleasant 9 dinner [ [illustration] : chapter [twelve] []] 1 [ 3 : 3 : 4 chapter [chapter] [xii] [.] [a] [terrible] [misfortune] [when] [the] [ladies] [left] [,] [and] [the] [prince] [and] [the] [other] [gentlemen] [were] [alone] [,] [the] [ambassador] [appeared] [more] [gloomy] [than] [ever] [.] at last he took the prince into a corner , on pretence of showing him a rare statue [.] 1 at 2 last 1 at 3 he 3 he 4 took 4 took 6 prince 4 took 7 into 5 the 6 prince 6 prince 7 into 7 into 9 corner 8 a 9 corner 9 corner 11 on 10 , 11 on 11 on 12 pretence 12 pretence 13 of 13 of 14 showing 14 showing 15 him 14 showing 18 statue 16 a 17 rare 16 a 18 statue 17 rare 18 statue " [does] [your] [royal] [highness] [not] [know] , " he asked , " that you are in considerable danger ? " 1 " 11 asked 8 , 9 " 8 , 10 he 10 he 11 asked 11 asked 12 , 11 asked 14 that 11 asked 16 are 11 asked 20 ? 12 , 13 " 14 that 15 you 14 that 16 are 15 you 16 are 16 are 17 in 17 in 19 danger 18 considerable 19 danger 20 ? 21 " " [still] [?] ["] said the prince [,] [thinking] [of] [the] [firedrake] [.] 1 " 5 said 5 said 7 prince 6 the 7 prince then he [showed] [the] [prince] [two] [proclamations] [,] [which] had been posted [all] about the town [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 10 had 10 had 11 been 11 been 12 posted 12 posted 14 about 14 about 16 town 15 the 16 town here is the first [:] 1 here 2 is 2 is 4 first 3 the 4 first [to] [all] [loyal] [subjects] [.] whereas , 1 whereas 2 , our eldest [son] , [prince] [prigio] [,] [hath] [of] late [been] guilty [of] [several] [high] [crimes] and misdemeanours [.] 1 our 2 eldest 2 eldest 4 , 4 , 17 and 10 late 12 guilty 12 guilty 17 and 17 and 18 misdemeanours secondly [:] [by] attending an unseemly revel in the town of [gluckstein] [,] [where] [he] [brawled] [in] the streets [.] 1 secondly 19 streets 4 attending 7 revel 5 an 7 revel 6 unseemly 7 revel 7 revel 8 in 8 in 10 town 9 the 10 town 10 town 11 of 11 of 18 the 18 the 19 streets [ [illustration] : [page] [@number@] []] 1 [ 3 : this is to give warning [,] 1 this 2 is 2 is 3 to 3 to 4 give 4 give 5 warning [grognio] [r] [.] and here is the second proclamation [:] 1 and 3 is 2 here 3 is 3 is 6 proclamation 4 the 6 proclamation 5 second 6 proclamation reward . 1 reward 2 . the firedrake [.] 1 the 2 firedrake whereas , 1 whereas 2 , our dominions have lately been devastated by [a] [firedrake] [(] the [salamander] [furiosus] [of] [buffon] ) [;] 1 our 2 dominions 2 dominions 3 have 3 have 5 been 4 lately 5 been 5 been 6 devastated 6 devastated 7 by 7 by 16 ) 11 the 16 ) this is to advise all [,] 1 this 2 is 2 is 3 to 3 to 4 advise 4 advise 5 all [grognio] [r] [.] " [we] [don't] [want] [to] [fight] [;] [and] [no] [more] [,] [i] [think] [,] [do] [you] [,] ["] said the prince , smiling [.] 1 " 19 said 19 said 21 prince 20 the 21 prince 21 prince 23 smiling 22 , 23 smiling " [then] [how] [does] [your] [royal] [highness] [mean] [to] [treat] [the] [proclamations] [?] " 1 " 14 " ["] [why] [,] [by] [winning] [these] [ten] [thousand] [purses] [.] i can tell you £ 1 , 000 , 000 [is] worth having , " said the prince [.] 1 i 2 can 2 can 3 tell 3 tell 4 you 3 tell 5 £ 5 £ 6 1 5 £ 8 000 7 , 8 000 8 000 10 000 8 000 14 , 9 , 10 000 10 000 12 worth 10 000 14 , 12 worth 13 having 14 , 15 " 14 , 16 said 16 said 18 prince 17 the 18 prince but [i] don't want to marry [my] [cousin] [molly] [.] ["] 1 but 6 marry 3 don't 4 want 4 want 5 to 5 to 6 marry " [may] [i] [remind] [your] [royal] highness that [falkenstein] is three hundred miles [away] [?] 1 " 10 is 7 highness 8 that 8 that 10 is 10 is 13 miles 11 three 12 hundred 12 hundred 13 miles the ambassador was so astonished that he ran straight upstairs , forgetting his manners , and crying : 1 the 2 ambassador 2 ambassador 3 was 3 was 5 astonished 4 so 5 astonished 5 astonished 6 that 6 that 7 he 7 he 8 ran 8 ran 9 straight 9 straight 10 upstairs 9 straight 12 forgetting 11 , 12 forgetting 12 forgetting 14 manners 12 forgetting 15 , 13 his 14 manners 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 crying 17 crying 18 : ["] [linda] [!] linda [!] [come] [down] [at] [once] [;] [here] ['s] [a] surprise [for] [you] [!] ["] 1 linda 11 surprise [lady] [rosalind] [came] [sweeping] [down] [,] [with] [a] [smile] [on] [her] [kind] [face] [.] she guessed [what] [it] [was] , though the prince had said nothing about it [at] [dinner] [.] 1 she 2 guessed 2 guessed 13 about 6 , 9 prince 7 though 9 prince 8 the 9 prince 9 prince 10 had 10 had 11 said 11 said 12 nothing 12 nothing 13 about 13 about 14 it he turned quite pale , and said : 1 he 6 and 2 turned 6 and 3 quite 4 pale 4 pale 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 said 7 said 8 : " [will] [you] [kindly] [ask] [the] [servants] [where] [the] [little] [persian] [prayer-rug] [and] [the] [parcel] [which] [i] [brought] [with] [me] [have] [been] [placed] [?] " 1 " 25 " lord [kelso] rang the bell , and [in] [came] all the servants , with [william] , the under-butler , [at] [their] [head] . 1 lord 3 rang 3 rang 14 with 4 the 5 bell 5 bell 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 10 all 7 and 13 , 10 all 11 the 11 the 12 servants 13 , 14 with 14 with 16 , 14 with 19 , 16 , 18 under-butler 17 the 18 under-butler 19 , 23 . " [william] [,] ["] [said] [his] [lordship] [,] ["] where have you put his royal highness 's parcel and his carpet ? " 1 " 10 where 10 where 11 have 10 where 13 put 11 have 12 you 11 have 13 put 13 put 19 and 14 his 16 highness 15 royal 16 highness 16 highness 17 's 17 's 18 parcel 18 parcel 19 and 19 and 21 carpet 19 and 22 ? 20 his 21 carpet 22 ? 23 " " [please] [,] [your] [lordship] [,] ["] [said] [william] [,] ["] we [think] [benson] have [took] [them] [away] [with] him [.] ["] 1 " 12 we 12 we 15 have 15 have 20 him " [and] [where] [is] [benson] [?] " 1 " 7 " ["] [we] [don't] [know] [,] [your] [lordship] [.] we [think] [he] have been come [for] [!] ["] 1 we 4 have 4 have 5 been 5 been 6 come " [come] [for] [by] [whom] [?] " 1 " 7 " william stammered , and [seemed] [at] a loss for a reply [.] 1 william 4 and 2 stammered 3 , 3 , 4 and 4 and 8 loss 4 and 9 for 7 a 8 loss 9 for 11 reply 10 a 11 reply " [quick] [!] [answer] [!] [what] [do] [you] [know] [about] [it] [?] " 1 " 13 " william said at last , rather as if he were making a speech : 1 william 2 said 2 said 3 at 2 said 5 , 2 said 13 speech 2 said 14 : 3 at 4 last 6 rather 13 speech 7 as 8 if 8 if 9 he 8 if 10 were 8 if 13 speech 9 he 10 were 10 were 11 making 12 a 13 speech 13 speech 14 : " your royaliness , and my lords and ladies [,] [it] [was] [like] [this] [.] 1 " 5 and 2 your 3 royaliness 3 royaliness 4 , 4 , 5 and 5 and 9 ladies 6 my 7 lords 7 lords 8 and 8 and 9 ladies his royaliness comed in [with] a rug over his arm , and summat under it [.] 1 his 2 royaliness 2 royaliness 3 comed 3 comed 4 in 3 comed 8 over 3 comed 14 under 4 in 7 rug 6 a 7 rug 8 over 12 and 9 his 10 arm 10 arm 12 and 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 summat 12 and 14 under 14 under 15 it and he lays it down on that there seat , and [thomas] shows [him] into the droring-room . 1 and 2 he 1 and 18 . 2 he 3 lays 3 lays 4 it 4 it 5 down 5 down 6 on 6 on 10 , 7 that 8 there 8 there 9 seat 9 seat 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 13 shows 13 shows 15 into 15 into 17 droring-room 16 the 17 droring-room then [benson] [says] [:] ['] [dinner] ['ll] be [ready] [in] [five] [minutes] [;] [how] [tired] [i] [do] [feel] [!] 1 then 8 be i ['] [m] [about] tired , and [i] thinks of bettering myself [.] 1 i 7 and 5 tired 7 and 6 , 7 and 7 and 9 thinks 9 thinks 10 of 10 of 11 bettering 11 bettering 12 myself i [wish] [i] was at the king 's court , and butler [.] ['] 1 i 4 was 4 was 5 at 5 at 11 and 6 the 7 king 7 king 8 's 8 's 9 court 9 court 11 and 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 butler [ [illustration] : [page] [@number@] []] 1 [ 3 : i run to [the] [door] , and there he was , flying right [hover] the town , in a northerly direction [.] 1 i 2 run 2 run 3 to 3 to 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 there 7 and 10 was 9 he 10 was 10 was 12 flying 10 was 18 in 11 , 12 flying 12 flying 13 right 12 flying 16 town 12 flying 17 , 15 the 16 town 18 in 21 direction 19 a 21 direction 20 northerly 21 direction and that ['s] [all] [i] [know] [;] [for] [i] would not [tell] [a] lie , not if it was [hever] so . 1 and 2 that 1 and 19 was 2 that 10 would 10 would 11 not 11 not 14 lie 15 , 16 not 15 , 17 if 17 if 18 it 18 it 19 was 19 was 22 . 21 so 22 . and [me] , and [thomas] [as] [didn't] [see] it , and cook , [we] thinks [as] [how] [benson] [was] [come] [for] [.] 1 and 3 , 3 , 4 and 4 and 9 it 4 and 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 cook 11 and 13 , 13 , 15 thinks and [cook] [says] [as] [she] [don't] [wonder] [at] it , [neither] [;] [for] a grumblinger , [more] ill-conditioneder ["] 1 and 9 it 1 and 10 , 10 , 18 ill-conditioneder 14 a 15 grumblinger 15 grumblinger 16 , 15 grumblinger 18 ill-conditioneder " [thank] [you] [,] [william] [,] ["] said [lord] [kelso] [;] ["] [that] will [do] [;] [you] [can] [go] [,] [for] [the] [present] [.] ["] 1 " 8 said 8 said 14 will [ [illustration] : chapter [thirteen] []] 1 [ 3 : 3 : 4 chapter [chapter] [xiii] [.] [surprises] [the] [prince] [said] [nothing] [,] [the] [ambassador] [said] [nothing] [,] [lady] [rosalind] [said] [never] [a] [word] [till] [they] [were] [in] [the] [drawing-room] [.] below them flowed [the] [clear] [,] [green] water [of] [the] [gluckthal] [and] [still] [nobody] [said] [a] [word] [.] 1 below 2 them 1 below 3 flowed 3 flowed 8 water at last the prince spoke : " this is a very strange story [,] [lord] [kelso] ! " 1 at 2 last 1 at 4 prince 3 the 4 prince 4 prince 5 spoke 5 spoke 6 : 5 spoke 7 " 5 spoke 8 this 5 spoke 9 is 5 spoke 17 ! 5 spoke 18 " 8 this 9 is 9 is 13 story 10 a 11 very 10 a 13 story 11 very 12 strange " [very] [,] [sir] [!] ["] said the ambassador [.] 1 " 7 said 7 said 9 ambassador 8 the 9 ambassador " [i] [can] [hardly] [believe] [,] [sir] [,] [that] [the] [conduct] [of] [benson] [,] [whom] [i] [always] [found] [a] [most] [respectable] [man] [,] [deserved] " 1 " 25 " " that he [should] [be] ['] [come] [for] [,] ['] ["] said [the] [prince] . 1 " 12 said 2 that 3 he 3 he 12 said 12 said 15 . " [oh] [,] [sir] [,] [you] [honour] [us] [too] [highly] [,] " [murmured] [lady] [rosalind] [;] [and] [the] [prince] [blushed] [and] [said] [:] 1 " 12 " ["] [not] [at] [all] [!] [impossible] [!] ["] " [what] [on] [earth] [am] [i] to [do] [with] the young man [?] ["] he thought [.] 1 " 16 thought 7 to 12 man 7 to 15 he 10 the 12 man 11 young 12 man 15 he 16 thought it is dreadful [!] " 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 dreadful 3 dreadful 5 " [ [illustration] : [page] [@number@] []] 1 [ 3 : [ [illustration] : chapter [fourteen] []] 1 [ 3 : 3 : 4 chapter [chapter] [xiv] [.] the [king] [explains] . 1 the 4 . [the] [first] [who] [recovered] [his] [voice] [and] [presence] [of] [mind] [was] [benson] [.] when he had gone , the prince threw himself at the king 's feet [,] [crying] [:] 1 when 2 he 1 when 4 gone 1 when 5 , 1 when 7 prince 2 he 3 had 3 had 4 gone 6 the 7 prince 7 prince 8 threw 8 threw 9 himself 8 threw 10 at 10 at 14 feet 11 the 12 king 12 king 13 's 13 's 14 feet " [pardon] [,] [pardon] [,] [my] [liege] [!] " 1 " 9 " ["] [i] [shall] [waken] [presently] [;] [this] [is] [nothing] [out] [of] [the] [way] [for] [a] [dream] [.] dr [rumpfino] [ascribes] [it] to imperfect nutrition [.] ["] 1 dr 5 to 5 to 7 nutrition 6 imperfect 7 nutrition all this time , the [lady] [rosalind] [,] [as] pale [as] a marble statue , was leaning against the side of the open window [.] 1 all 2 this 1 all 15 , 1 all 16 was 2 this 3 time 3 time 4 , 4 , 14 statue 5 the 10 pale 5 the 14 statue 12 a 13 marble 13 marble 14 statue 16 was 17 leaning 16 was 18 against 17 leaning 18 against 18 against 20 side 19 the 20 side 20 side 21 of 21 of 24 window 22 the 24 window 23 open 24 window meanwhile , the ambassador had induced the king to take a seat ; but there was no use in talking to the queen [.] 1 meanwhile 2 , 1 meanwhile 4 ambassador 3 the 4 ambassador 4 ambassador 5 had 5 had 6 induced 5 had 19 in 6 induced 8 king 6 induced 9 to 6 induced 10 take 7 the 8 king 9 to 10 take 10 take 12 seat 11 a 12 seat 13 ; 14 but 14 but 15 there 14 but 16 was 16 was 18 use 17 no 18 use 18 use 19 in 19 in 20 talking 20 talking 21 to 21 to 23 queen 22 the 23 queen " [it] [would] [be] [a] [miracle] [,] " she said to herself , " and miracles do not happen [;] therefore this has not happened [.] 1 " 10 said 8 " 9 she 9 she 10 said 10 said 11 to 10 said 13 , 10 said 15 and 10 said 25 happened 11 to 12 herself 13 , 14 " 15 and 16 miracles 15 and 19 happen 17 do 18 not 18 not 19 happen 21 therefore 22 this 22 this 23 has 23 has 24 not 23 has 25 happened 24 not 25 happened presently , [i] [shall] [wake] [up] [in] [my] [own] [bed] at [falkenstein] [.] ["] 1 presently 2 , 2 , 11 at now , [benson] , [william] , and [thomas] [brought] [in] the coffee , but the queen took no notice . 1 now 2 , 2 , 20 . 4 , 7 and 4 , 20 . 6 , 7 and 7 and 12 coffee 7 and 13 , 11 the 12 coffee 13 , 14 but 14 but 16 queen 14 but 17 took 15 the 16 queen 16 queen 17 took 17 took 19 notice 18 no 19 notice " [you] [want] [to] [know] [all] [about] [it] [,] [i] [suppose] [?] ["] said his majesty [in] [a] sulky [voice] [.] 1 " 14 said 14 said 16 majesty 14 said 19 sulky 15 his 16 majesty ["] [well] [,] [you] [have] [a] [right] [to] [it] [,] [and] [i] [shall] [tell] [you] [.] the tail is like the iron handle of [a] [pump] , but the horns are genuine [.] 1 the 2 tail 2 tail 3 is 3 is 4 like 4 like 7 handle 5 the 7 handle 6 iron 7 handle 7 handle 8 of 8 of 11 , 11 , 12 but 12 but 14 horns 12 but 15 are 13 the 14 horns 14 horns 15 are 15 are 16 genuine a pair were thrown up by a volcano , in my great-grandfather 's [time] [giglio] [i] [excellent] coffee [this] , of yours ! " 1 a 2 pair 2 pair 3 were 3 were 4 thrown 4 thrown 5 up 4 thrown 6 by 6 by 8 volcano 7 a 8 volcano 8 volcano 10 in 8 volcano 21 of 9 , 10 in 10 in 18 coffee 10 in 20 , 11 my 12 great-grandfather 12 great-grandfather 13 's 13 's 18 coffee 20 , 21 of 21 of 22 yours 21 of 23 ! 23 ! 24 " the [history] of this [prince] [may] be [read] [in] [a] treatise [called] [the] [rose] [and] [the] [ring] [,] [by] [m] [a] [titmarsh] [.] 1 the 3 of 3 of 11 treatise 4 this 7 be 7 be 11 treatise london , [@number@] 1 london 2 , [ [illustration] : [page] [@number@] []] 1 [ 3 : the ambassador bowed [.] 1 the 2 ambassador 2 ambassador 3 bowed " [well] , we asked him where he killed [the] [firedrake] , and he said in a garden [near] [gluckstein] [.] 1 " 15 said 3 , 5 asked 4 we 5 asked 5 asked 6 him 5 asked 7 where 5 asked 12 , 7 where 8 he 7 where 9 killed 8 he 9 killed 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 he 14 he 15 said 15 said 16 in 16 in 18 garden 17 a 18 garden rather a neat thing [;] drew it up myself [,] ["] [added] [his] [majesty] [.] 1 rather 4 thing 2 a 4 thing 3 neat 4 thing 4 thing 6 drew 6 drew 7 it 6 drew 8 up 6 drew 9 myself " [very] [much] [to] [the] [point] [,] ["] said the ambassador , wondering what the king was coming to [.] 1 " 9 said 9 said 11 ambassador 10 the 11 ambassador 11 ambassador 13 wondering 12 , 13 wondering 13 wondering 14 what 14 what 16 king 14 what 19 to 15 the 16 king 16 king 17 was 17 was 18 coming 18 coming 19 to " [glad] [you] [like] [it] [,] ["] said the king , much pleased [.] 1 " 8 said 8 said 10 king 9 the 10 king 10 king 12 much 11 , 12 much 12 much 13 pleased ["] [well] [,] [where] [was] [i] [?] oh , [yes] [;] [your] [man] said he had killed [the] [creature] in a garden , [quite] [near] [gluckstein] . 1 oh 2 , 2 , 7 said 7 said 8 he 7 said 16 , 8 he 9 had 9 had 10 killed 10 killed 13 in 13 in 15 garden 14 a 15 garden 16 , 20 . her heart is [buried] [,] [if] [i] [may] say so , [with] [poor] [alphonso] . 1 her 2 heart 2 heart 3 is 3 is 15 . 9 say 10 so 10 so 11 , 11 , 15 . but the queen is a very remarkable woman very remarkable " 1 but 3 queen 1 but 4 is 2 the 3 queen 4 is 8 woman 4 is 10 remarkable 5 a 6 very 5 a 8 woman 6 very 7 remarkable 7 remarkable 8 woman 9 very 10 remarkable 10 remarkable 11 " " [very] [!] ["] said [the] ambassador , with perfect truth [.] 1 " 5 said 5 said 7 ambassador 7 ambassador 9 with 8 , 9 with 9 with 11 truth 10 perfect 11 truth this had not occurred to me , [i] [am] a [plain] king , [but] [i] at [once] [saw] the force of her majesty 's argument [.] 1 this 2 had 2 had 3 not 2 had 4 occurred 3 not 4 occurred 4 occurred 5 to 5 to 13 , 6 me 7 , 7 , 12 king 7 , 13 , 10 a 12 king 13 , 20 force 16 at 19 the 19 the 20 force 20 force 21 of 21 of 25 argument 22 her 23 majesty 23 majesty 24 's 24 's 25 argument yes , ['] said [i] [;] ['] [how] [did] [you] manage [it] [?] ['] 1 yes 2 , 2 , 4 said 4 said 11 manage but he [your] [man] [,] [i] [mean] was not a bit put out . 1 but 2 he 1 but 14 . 2 he 8 was 8 was 9 not 8 was 12 put 9 not 11 bit 10 a 11 bit 12 put 13 out on this her majesty grew more indignant , if possible [.] 1 on 2 this 1 on 4 majesty 3 her 4 majesty 4 majesty 5 grew 5 grew 7 indignant 6 more 7 indignant 7 indignant 10 possible 8 , 10 possible 9 if 10 possible these were her very words [.] ["] 1 these 2 were 2 were 5 words 3 her 4 very 3 her 5 words " [her] [majesty] ['s] [expressions] [are] [ever] [choice] [and] [appropriate] [,] ["] said the ambassador [.] 1 " 13 said 13 said 15 ambassador 14 the 15 ambassador when the experiment has failed , thy head [shall] from thy shoulders be shorn [!] ['] 1 when 3 experiment 1 when 5 failed 1 when 6 , 1 when 8 head 2 the 3 experiment 3 experiment 4 has 4 has 5 failed 7 thy 8 head 8 head 10 from 8 head 13 be 10 from 12 shoulders 11 thy 12 shoulders 13 be 14 shorn so your man merely said , ['] [very] well , [mum] , your majesty , [i] [mean] , ['] and [sat] down [.] 1 so 3 man 1 so 5 said 1 so 12 , 2 your 3 man 3 man 5 said 4 merely 5 said 5 said 6 , 5 said 9 well 5 said 10 , 12 , 20 and 13 your 14 majesty 14 majesty 15 , 15 , 20 and 18 , 20 and 20 and 22 down then we rose , flew through the air at an astonishing pace , and here we are [!] 1 then 2 we 2 we 4 , 3 rose 4 , 4 , 5 flew 4 , 6 through 6 through 8 air 7 the 8 air 8 air 14 and 8 air 16 we 8 air 17 are 9 at 12 pace 9 at 14 and 10 an 12 pace 11 astonishing 12 pace 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 here 16 we 17 are the queen accompanied him , remarking that she was sound asleep , but would waken presently [.] 1 the 2 queen 2 queen 13 but 3 accompanied 4 him 3 accompanied 6 remarking 3 accompanied 13 but 5 , 6 remarking 6 remarking 7 that 6 remarking 12 , 7 that 8 she 7 that 9 was 8 she 9 was 9 was 10 sound 10 sound 11 asleep 12 , 13 but 13 but 14 would 14 would 15 waken 15 waken 16 presently neither of them said " good-night " to the prince [.] 1 neither 2 of 1 neither 4 said 2 of 3 them 4 said 5 " 4 said 6 good-night 4 said 8 to 6 good-night 7 " 6 good-night 8 to 8 to 10 prince 9 the 10 prince indeed , they did not see him again , for he was on the balcony [with] [lady] [rosalind] [.] 1 indeed 2 , 1 indeed 3 they 3 they 4 did 4 did 5 not 4 did 6 see 5 not 6 see 6 see 7 him 6 see 8 again 6 see 10 for 9 , 10 for 10 for 11 he 11 he 12 was 12 was 13 on 13 on 15 balcony 14 the 15 balcony after this she went to [bed] [;] [and] [the] [prince] , who had not slept at all the night before , [felt] very sleepy [also] [.] 1 after 2 this 1 after 3 she 3 she 4 went 4 went 5 to 5 to 21 , 11 , 12 who 11 , 21 , 12 who 13 had 13 had 14 not 13 had 15 slept 14 not 15 slept 15 slept 16 at 15 slept 20 before 16 at 17 all 18 the 19 night 19 night 20 before 21 , 24 sleepy 23 very 24 sleepy but he knew that first he had something that must be done . 1 but 2 he 1 but 13 . 2 he 3 knew 3 knew 4 that 4 that 6 he 4 that 7 had 5 first 6 he 6 he 7 had 7 had 8 something 8 something 9 that 8 something 12 done 9 that 10 must 10 must 11 be 11 be 12 done so he went into the drawing-room , took his carpet , and wished to be now [where] do you [suppose] [?] 1 so 2 he 1 so 7 , 2 he 3 went 3 went 4 into 4 into 6 drawing-room 5 the 6 drawing-room 7 , 12 and 8 took 12 and 9 his 10 carpet 10 carpet 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 wished 13 wished 14 to 14 to 15 be 15 be 18 do 16 now 18 do 18 do 19 you [beside] [the] [dead] [body] [of] [the] [firedrake] [!] there he was in a moment ; and [dreadful] the body looked , lying [stark] and [cold] in the white [moonshine] [.] 1 there 2 he 2 he 3 was 3 was 16 and 4 in 6 moment 4 in 16 and 5 a 6 moment 7 ; 8 and 7 ; 13 , 8 and 11 body 8 and 12 looked 10 the 11 body 13 , 14 lying 13 , 16 and 16 and 18 in 18 in 20 white 19 the 20 white [ [illustration] : chapter [fifteen] []] 1 [ 3 : 3 : 4 chapter [chapter] [xv] [.] [the] [king] ['s] [cheque] [when] [they] [all] [awakened] [next] [morning] [,] [their] [first] [ideas] [were] [confused] [.] however [,] she was a determined woman , and stood to it that nothing unusual was occurring [.] 1 however 3 she 1 however 9 and 1 however 14 nothing 3 she 9 and 4 was 7 woman 4 was 9 and 5 a 6 determined 5 a 7 woman 6 determined 7 woman 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 stood 9 and 11 to 9 and 13 that 11 to 12 it 14 nothing 15 unusual 14 nothing 16 was 16 was 17 occurring as for the king , he was only anxious to get back to [falkenstein] , and have the whole business settled in a constitutional manner [.] 1 as 2 for 1 as 5 , 1 as 6 he 2 for 4 king 3 the 4 king 6 he 7 was 7 was 8 only 7 was 9 anxious 9 anxious 10 to 10 to 11 get 11 get 12 back 12 back 13 to 13 to 15 , 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 have 17 have 20 business 18 the 20 business 19 whole 20 business 20 business 21 settled 20 business 22 in 22 in 25 manner 23 a 24 constitutional 23 a 25 manner 24 constitutional 25 manner benson 's evidence was taken first [.] 1 benson 2 's 2 's 3 evidence 3 evidence 4 was 4 was 5 taken 5 taken 6 first he declined to say exactly where or how he killed [the] [firedrake] [.] 1 he 2 declined 2 declined 3 to 3 to 4 say 4 say 5 exactly 4 say 7 or 6 where 7 or 7 or 8 how 7 or 9 he 7 or 10 killed 9 he 10 killed yet one or the other choice seemed certain [.] 1 yet 3 or 2 one 3 or 3 or 6 choice 3 or 7 seemed 4 the 5 other 5 other 6 choice 7 seemed 8 certain unhappy lady [!] 1 unhappy 2 lady perhaps no girl was ever more strangely beset by misfortune [!] 1 perhaps 3 girl 2 no 3 girl 3 girl 4 was 4 was 7 strangely 4 was 8 beset 5 ever 6 more 6 more 7 strangely 8 beset 9 by 9 by 10 misfortune [prince] [prigio] [was] [now] [called] [on] [to] [speak] [.] he admitted that the reward was offered for bringing the horns and tail , not for killing the monster [.] 1 he 2 admitted 2 admitted 3 that 3 that 7 offered 4 the 5 reward 5 reward 6 was 6 was 7 offered 7 offered 8 for 8 for 9 bringing 9 bringing 12 and 10 the 11 horns 11 horns 12 and 12 and 13 tail 12 and 16 for 14 , 15 not 14 , 16 for 15 not 16 for 16 for 17 killing 17 killing 19 monster 18 the 19 monster but were the king 's intentions to go for nothing [?] 1 but 2 were 1 but 8 go 2 were 6 intentions 2 were 7 to 3 the 4 king 4 king 5 's 5 's 6 intentions 7 to 8 go 8 go 9 for 9 for 10 nothing any fellow with a waggon could bring the horns and tail [;] [the] [difficult] [thing] [was] [to] [kill] [the] [monster] [.] 1 any 2 fellow 2 fellow 3 with 2 fellow 6 could 3 with 5 waggon 4 a 5 waggon 6 could 10 and 7 bring 9 horns 7 bring 10 and 8 the 9 horns 10 and 11 tail if [benson] ['s] claim was allowed , the [royal] prerogative of saying one thing [and] meaning [something] [else] was in danger [.] 1 if 6 allowed 1 if 7 , 1 if 16 meaning 4 claim 5 was 5 was 6 allowed 8 the 10 prerogative 8 the 16 meaning 10 prerogative 11 of 11 of 12 saying 12 saying 14 thing 13 one 14 thing 16 meaning 19 was 19 was 20 in 20 in 21 danger he was ready to do this himself [.] 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 ready 3 ready 4 to 3 ready 5 do 4 to 5 do 5 do 6 this 5 do 7 himself [was] [mr] [benson] [equally] [ready] [?] on this [being] [interpreted] [to] [him] [for] he [did] [not] [speak] [pantouflian] [benson] grew pale with horror [,] [but] [fell] [back] on the proclamation [.] 1 on 2 this 1 on 8 he 8 he 14 grew 14 grew 15 pale 15 pale 16 with 16 with 17 horror 17 horror 22 on 22 on 24 proclamation 23 the 24 proclamation he had brought the horns and tail , [and] so he must have [the] [perquisites] [,] [and] [the] [lady] [molinda] [!] 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 brought 3 brought 6 and 3 brought 10 so 4 the 6 and 5 horns 6 and 6 and 7 tail 8 , 10 so 10 so 11 he 10 so 13 have 11 he 12 must the king 's mind was so much confused by this time , that he determined to leave it [to] [the] [lady] [molinda] [herself] [.] 1 the 2 king 2 king 3 's 3 's 4 mind 4 mind 5 was 5 was 7 much 5 was 8 confused 6 so 7 much 8 confused 9 by 9 by 12 , 10 this 11 time 11 time 12 , 12 , 13 that 13 that 15 determined 14 he 15 determined 15 determined 16 to 16 to 17 leave 17 leave 18 it " [which] [of] [them] [will] [you] [have] , [my] [dear] [?] " he asked , in a kind voice [.] 1 " 14 asked 8 , 12 " 8 , 13 he 13 he 14 asked 14 asked 16 in 15 , 16 in 16 in 19 voice 17 a 18 kind 17 a 19 voice 18 kind 19 voice but [poor] [molinda] merely [cried] [.] 1 but 4 merely then his majesty was almost driven to say that he would give the reward to whoever produced the hoofs by that day week [.] 1 then 3 majesty 2 his 3 majesty 3 majesty 4 was 4 was 6 driven 5 almost 6 driven 6 driven 7 to 6 driven 15 to 7 to 8 say 9 that 10 he 10 he 11 would 11 would 12 give 12 give 14 reward 13 the 14 reward 14 reward 15 to 15 to 16 whoever 16 whoever 17 produced 17 produced 19 hoofs 17 produced 20 by 18 the 19 hoofs 19 hoofs 20 by 20 by 23 week 21 that 23 week 22 day 23 week but no [sooner] had he said this than the prince brought them out of his wallet , and displayed them in [open] [court] [.] 1 but 10 prince 1 but 18 and 2 no 10 prince 4 had 5 he 4 had 6 said 4 had 10 prince 6 said 7 this 6 said 8 than 9 the 10 prince 10 prince 18 and 11 brought 12 them 11 brought 14 of 11 brought 18 and 13 out 14 of 14 of 16 wallet 15 his 16 wallet 17 , 18 and 18 and 19 displayed 19 displayed 20 them 19 displayed 21 in but [if] [benson] [was] [irritated] , and suffered [from] the remarks of his fellow-servants , [i] do not [think] [we] [can] envy [prince] [prigio] [.] 1 but 22 envy 6 , 7 and 6 , 11 remarks 6 , 15 , 7 and 8 suffered 10 the 11 remarks 11 remarks 12 of 12 of 14 fellow-servants 13 his 14 fellow-servants 15 , 17 do 15 , 18 not 18 not 22 envy here he was , restored to his position indeed , but by no means to the royal favour [.] 1 here 2 he 2 he 3 was 3 was 5 restored 3 was 11 but 3 was 15 to 4 , 5 restored 5 restored 6 to 5 restored 9 indeed 5 restored 10 , 6 to 8 position 7 his 8 position 11 but 12 by 12 by 14 means 13 no 14 means 14 means 15 to 15 to 18 favour 16 the 18 favour 17 royal 18 favour for the king disliked him as much as [ever] , and was as angry as [ever] [about] the deaths [of] [enrico] [and] [alphonso] [.] 1 for 3 king 2 the 3 king 3 king 11 and 4 disliked 5 him 4 disliked 11 and 6 as 7 much 7 much 8 as 8 as 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 was 12 was 14 angry 13 as 14 angry 14 angry 15 as 15 as 19 deaths 18 the 19 deaths nay , he was even more angry [;] and , perhaps , not without reason [.] 1 nay 2 , 1 nay 3 he 3 he 4 was 4 was 7 angry 5 even 6 more 6 more 7 angry 7 angry 11 perhaps 7 angry 14 without 9 and 10 , 10 , 11 perhaps 11 perhaps 12 , 12 , 13 not 12 , 14 without 13 not 14 without 14 without 15 reason he [called] up [prigio] [before] [the] [whole] [court] , and [thereon] the courtiers cheered like anything [,] [but] [the] [king] [cried] [:] 1 he 9 , 3 up 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 13 courtiers 12 the 13 courtiers 13 courtiers 14 cheered 14 cheered 15 like 15 like 16 anything ["] [silence] [!] [mcdougal] [,] [drag] [the] [first] [man] [that] [shouts] [to] [the] [serpent-house] [in] [the] [zoological] [gardens] [,] [and] [lock] [him] [up] [with] [the] [rattlesnakes] [!] ["] after that the courtiers were very quiet [.] 1 after 2 that 1 after 5 were 3 the 4 courtiers 4 courtiers 5 were 5 were 7 quiet 6 very 7 quiet but your base and malevolent nature is even more conspicuously manifest in your selfish success than in your previous dastardly contempt of duty [.] 1 but 7 is 2 your 3 base 3 base 4 and 4 and 5 malevolent 4 and 6 nature 6 nature 7 is 7 is 11 manifest 8 even 9 more 9 more 10 conspicuously 10 conspicuously 11 manifest 11 manifest 12 in 11 manifest 16 than 11 manifest 17 in 12 in 15 success 13 your 15 success 14 selfish 15 success 16 than 17 in 17 in 21 contempt 18 your 19 previous 18 your 21 contempt 20 dastardly 21 contempt 21 contempt 22 of 22 of 23 duty eh [!] [what] do [you] [say] , [you] [sneak] [?] 1 eh 4 do 4 do 7 , ['] [you] [didn't] [believe] [there] [were] [any] [firedrakes] [?] ['] that just comes [of] your eternal conceit and arrogance [!] 1 that 2 just 2 just 3 comes 3 comes 8 and 5 your 7 conceit 6 eternal 7 conceit 7 conceit 8 and 8 and 9 arrogance ['] [you] [have] [not] [generally] [found] [it] [so] [?] ['] when his majesty had [recovered] [,] [he] [said] to [prigio] ( [who] had [not] been crying , he was too much absorbed [)] [:] 1 when 3 majesty 1 when 13 had 1 when 18 he 2 his 3 majesty 3 majesty 4 had 4 had 9 to 9 to 11 ( 13 had 15 been 15 been 16 crying 16 crying 17 , 18 he 19 was 19 was 21 much 19 was 22 absorbed 20 too 21 much ["] [a] [king] ['s] [word] [is] [his] [bond] [.] bring me a pen , somebody , and my cheque-book [.] ["] 1 bring 2 me 1 bring 4 pen 1 bring 8 and 3 a 4 pen 5 , 6 somebody 6 somebody 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 10 cheque-book 9 my 10 cheque-book the royal cheque-book , bound in red morocco , was brought in by eight pages , with ink and a pen [.] 1 the 3 cheque-book 2 royal 3 cheque-book 3 cheque-book 5 bound 3 cheque-book 10 was 4 , 5 bound 5 bound 6 in 5 bound 9 , 6 in 8 morocco 7 red 8 morocco 10 was 11 brought 11 brought 12 in 11 brought 13 by 13 by 15 pages 14 eight 15 pages 15 pages 17 with 16 , 17 with 17 with 19 and 18 ink 19 and 19 and 21 pen 20 a 21 pen [ [illustration] [:] [the] [king] 's [cheque] ] 1 [ 6 's 6 's 8 ] ["] [hi] [!] [here] [!] [come] [back] [!] i [forgot] [something] [;] [you] 've got to [marry] [molinda] ! " 1 i 6 've 6 've 7 got 7 got 8 to 8 to 11 ! 11 ! 12 " [ [illustration] : chapter [sixteen] []] 1 [ 3 : 3 : 4 chapter [chapter] [xvi] [.] [a] [melancholy] [chapter] [the] [prince] [had] [gone] [some] [way] [,] [when] [the] [king] [called] [after] [him] [.] how he wished he had the seven-league boots [on] , or that [he] had the cap of darkness in his pocket [!] 1 how 2 he 1 how 3 wished 1 how 14 had 2 he 3 wished 3 wished 4 he 3 wished 5 had 4 he 5 had 5 had 11 or 6 the 7 seven-league 6 the 8 boots 8 boots 11 or 10 , 11 or 11 or 12 that 14 had 16 cap 14 had 19 in 15 the 16 cap 16 cap 17 of 17 of 18 darkness 18 darkness 19 in 19 in 21 pocket 20 his 21 pocket if he had been so lucky , he would now have got back to [gluckstein] , and crossed the border [with] [lady] [rosalind] [.] 1 if 2 he 1 if 4 been 1 if 7 , 1 if 8 he 2 he 3 had 3 had 4 been 5 so 6 lucky 5 so 7 , 8 he 9 would 9 would 11 have 10 now 11 have 11 have 17 and 12 got 17 and 13 back 14 to 14 to 16 , 16 , 17 and 17 and 18 crossed 18 crossed 20 border 19 the 20 border " [prigio] [!] ["] said his majesty , " where were you off [to] ? 1 " 5 said 5 said 7 majesty 5 said 8 , 5 said 10 where 5 said 13 off 5 said 15 ? 6 his 7 majesty 8 , 9 " 10 where 11 were 10 where 13 off 11 were 12 you 11 were 13 off don't you remember that this is your wedding-day [?] 1 don't 2 you 1 don't 3 remember 3 remember 4 that 4 that 5 this 4 that 6 is 5 this 6 is 6 is 8 wedding-day 7 your 8 wedding-day i congratulate you [,] [sir] [;] [molinda] [is] [a] [dear] [girl] [.] ["] 1 i 2 congratulate 2 congratulate 3 you " [i] [have] [the] [highest] [affection] [and] [esteem] [for] [my] [cousin] [,] [sir] [,] ["] said the prince [,] ["] [but] [:] ["] 1 " 16 said 16 said 18 prince 17 the 18 prince ["] [never] [!] i despise him [!] " 1 i 2 despise 2 despise 3 him 3 him 5 " [ [illustration] : [page] [@number@] []] 1 [ 3 : " [never] [better] [,] [sire] [,] ["] said the man , bowing with more courtliness than his profession indicated [.] 1 " 8 said 8 said 10 man 8 said 12 bowing 9 the 10 man 11 , 12 bowing 12 bowing 13 with 12 bowing 16 than 13 with 15 courtliness 14 more 15 courtliness 16 than 18 profession 17 his 18 profession 18 profession 19 indicated " [very] [well] [,] ["] said the [king] [;] " [prince] [prigio] [,] [you] [have] [your] choice [.] 1 " 6 said 6 said 17 choice 7 the 10 " 7 the 17 choice there is the gallows , [here] is [lady] [molinda] [.] 1 there 5 , 2 is 4 gallows 2 is 5 , 3 the 4 gallows 5 , 7 is my duty is painful , but clear [.] 1 my 2 duty 2 duty 3 is 3 is 6 but 4 painful 6 but 5 , 6 but 6 but 7 clear a king 's word cannot be broken [.] 1 a 2 king 2 king 3 's 3 's 4 word 4 word 5 cannot 5 cannot 6 be 6 be 7 broken molly , or the gibbet [!] ["] 1 molly 3 or 2 , 3 or 3 or 5 gibbet 4 the 5 gibbet the prince [bowed] [respectfully] [to] [lady] [molinda] [:] 1 the 2 prince i am compelled , most unwillingly , to slight your charms , and to select [the] [extreme] [rigour] [of] [the] [law] [.] 1 i 12 , 2 am 3 compelled 2 am 12 , 3 compelled 6 unwillingly 3 compelled 8 to 3 compelled 9 slight 4 , 6 unwillingly 5 most 6 unwillingly 6 unwillingly 7 , 8 to 9 slight 9 slight 11 charms 10 your 11 charms 12 , 15 select 13 and 14 to 14 to 15 select executioner , [lead] [on] [!] 1 executioner 2 , do your duty [;] for [me] , [prigio] [est] [prêt] [;] " for this was his motto , and [meant] [that] he was ready . 1 do 3 duty 2 your 3 duty 3 duty 5 for 5 for 7 , 7 , 12 " 7 , 15 was 7 , 18 , 13 for 14 this 13 for 15 was 15 was 17 motto 16 his 17 motto 18 , 19 and 19 and 22 he 19 and 25 . 22 he 23 was 23 was 24 ready [ [illustration] : [page] [@number@] []] 1 [ 3 : poor [lady] [molinda] [could] [not] [but] be [hurt] [by] [the] [prince] 's preference for [death] [over] marriage [to] her [,] [little] [as] [she] [liked] [him] [.] 1 poor 7 be 7 be 12 's 12 's 13 preference 13 preference 14 for 14 for 17 marriage 17 marriage 19 her for [alphonso] was [gone] crying [would] [not] [bring] him [back] [.] 1 for 3 was 3 was 5 crying 5 crying 9 him " [ah] [,] [madam] [!] ["] said the prince , " you are forgiving " 1 " 7 said 7 said 9 prince 7 said 10 , 7 said 11 " 7 said 12 you 7 said 13 are 7 said 15 " 8 the 9 prince 12 you 13 are 13 are 14 forgiving " [for] you are brave [!] ["] [said] [molinda] [,] [feeling] : quite a respect for him [.] 1 " 3 you 3 you 4 are 4 are 5 brave 5 brave 16 for 12 : 15 respect 13 quite 14 a 14 a 15 respect 15 respect 16 for 16 for 17 him ["] [but] [neither] [your] [heart] [nor] [mine] [is] [ours] [to] [give] [.] then , turning to the king the prince said : 1 then 2 , 2 , 3 turning 3 turning 4 to 3 turning 10 : 4 to 6 king 5 the 6 king 6 king 9 said 7 the 8 prince 8 prince 9 said ["] [sir] [,] [is] [there] [no] [way] [but] [by] [death] [or] [marriage] [?] cannot the whole proclamation be [annulled] [,] [and] [will] [you] [consider] [the] [bargain] [void] [if] [i] [tear] [up] [this] flimsy [scroll] [?] " 1 cannot 4 proclamation 1 cannot 5 be 2 the 4 proclamation 3 whole 4 proclamation 5 be 20 flimsy 20 flimsy 23 " and here the prince fluttered the cheque for £ 1 , 000 , 000 in the air [.] 1 and 4 prince 1 and 5 fluttered 2 here 4 prince 3 the 4 prince 4 prince 5 fluttered 5 fluttered 7 cheque 5 fluttered 8 for 6 the 7 cheque 7 cheque 8 for 8 for 9 £ 9 £ 10 1 9 £ 12 000 9 £ 14 000 11 , 12 000 12 000 13 , 13 , 14 000 14 000 15 in 15 in 17 air 16 the 17 air for a moment [the] [king] [was] [tempted] [;] but then he said to himself : 1 for 3 moment 2 a 3 moment 3 moment 15 : 9 but 10 then 9 but 11 he 11 he 12 said 12 said 13 to 12 said 15 : 13 to 14 himself " [never] [mind] [,] [it] ['s] [only] [an] [extra] [penny] [on] [the] [income-tax] [.] " 1 " 15 " then , " [keep] [your] [dross] , " he shouted , meaning [the] [million] ; " [but] let me keep my promise [.] 1 then 2 , 1 then 7 , 2 , 3 " 7 , 8 " 7 , 10 shouted 9 he 10 shouted 10 shouted 11 , 10 shouted 12 meaning 10 shouted 15 ; 15 ; 16 " 15 ; 18 let 18 let 19 me 18 let 20 keep 20 keep 22 promise 21 my 22 promise to chapel at [once] , [or] ["] and he pointed to the executioner . 1 to 2 chapel 2 chapel 3 at 3 at 5 , 5 , 8 and 8 and 9 he 8 and 14 . 9 he 10 pointed 10 pointed 11 to 11 to 13 executioner 12 the 13 executioner " [the] [word] [of] [a] [king] [of] [pantouflia] [is] [sacred] [.] " 1 " 12 " " [and] so [is] [that] [of] [a] [crown] [prince] [,] ["] [answered] [prigio] [;] ["] [and] [mine] [is] [pledged] [to] [a] [lady] [.] ["] 1 " 3 so the prince thought for the space of a flash of lightning [.] 1 the 2 prince 2 prince 3 thought 3 thought 4 for 4 for 6 space 5 the 6 space 6 space 7 of 7 of 9 flash 8 a 9 flash 9 flash 10 of 10 of 11 lightning " [i] [accept] [the] [alternative] , " he said , " if your majesty will grant me my conditions [.] ["] 1 " 9 said 6 , 7 " 6 , 8 he 8 he 9 said 9 said 10 , 9 said 16 grant 10 , 11 " 12 if 14 majesty 12 if 15 will 12 if 16 grant 13 your 14 majesty 14 majesty 15 will 16 grant 17 me 16 grant 19 conditions 18 my 19 conditions " [name] [them] [!] ["] said the king [.] 1 " 6 said 6 said 8 king 7 the 8 king prigio [of] [pantouflia] will perish by his own hand [.] ["] 1 prigio 4 will 4 will 5 perish 5 perish 6 by 6 by 9 hand 7 his 8 own 7 his 9 hand the king , whose mind did not work very quickly , took some minutes to think over it [.] 1 the 2 king 2 king 4 whose 2 king 12 took 3 , 4 whose 4 whose 5 mind 4 whose 11 , 5 mind 6 did 6 did 7 not 6 did 8 work 7 not 8 work 8 work 10 quickly 9 very 10 quickly 12 took 14 minutes 12 took 15 to 13 some 14 minutes 15 to 16 think 16 think 17 over 17 over 18 it " [honour] [bright] [?] ["] said the king at last [.] 1 " 6 said 6 said 8 king 7 the 8 king 8 king 9 at 9 at 10 last " [honour] [bright] [!] ["] answered the prince , and [for] the [first] [time] [in] many months [,] [the] [royal] [father] [and] [son] [shook] [hands] [.] 1 " 10 and 6 answered 8 prince 6 answered 9 , 7 the 8 prince 9 , 10 and 10 and 17 months 12 the 16 many 16 many 17 months poor [molinda] merely [stared] [;] [for] [she] [could] [not] [imagine] [what] [he] [meant] [.] 1 poor 3 merely [ [illustration] : chapter [seventeen] []] 1 [ 3 : 3 : 4 chapter [chapter] [xvii] [.] the [black] [cat] [and] [the] brethren 1 the 6 brethren [who] [was] [glad] [to] [see] [the] [prince] [,] [if] [it] [was] [not] [lady] [rosalind] [?] for either he would have brought his brothers back , sound and well [,] to [falkenstein] , or he would not survive his dishonour [.] 1 for 2 either 1 for 3 he 3 he 4 would 4 would 18 or 5 have 6 brought 5 have 18 or 6 brought 8 brothers 6 brought 9 back 6 brought 12 and 6 brought 15 to 7 his 8 brothers 10 , 12 and 11 sound 12 and 12 and 13 well 15 to 17 , 17 , 18 or 18 or 22 survive 19 he 20 would 20 would 21 not 20 would 22 survive 21 not 22 survive 22 survive 24 dishonour 23 his 24 dishonour and [i] [should] [have] [fallen] , dear [rosalind] , if [i] [had] [faced] [the] [firedrake] [before] [i] [knew] you . ["] 1 and 6 , 6 , 20 . 7 dear 9 , 9 , 10 if 10 if 19 you 19 you 20 . and [the] [firedrake] would have made a mouthful of him , [then] [.] 1 and 4 would 4 would 5 have 5 have 6 made 6 made 8 mouthful 6 made 11 , 7 a 8 mouthful 8 mouthful 9 of 9 of 10 him but the prince said he had his plan , and he stayed that night at the ambassador 's [.] 1 but 10 and 2 the 3 prince 3 prince 4 said 4 said 5 he 4 said 10 and 5 he 6 had 7 his 8 plan 8 plan 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 12 stayed 11 he 12 stayed 12 stayed 14 night 12 stayed 15 at 13 that 14 night 15 at 18 's 16 the 17 ambassador 17 ambassador 18 's at last , stretched at full length in a sunny place , the prince found a very old , half-blind , miserable cat [.] 1 at 2 last 1 at 14 prince 3 , 4 stretched 4 stretched 5 at 4 stretched 8 in 4 stretched 12 , 4 stretched 14 prince 5 at 7 length 6 full 7 length 7 length 8 in 8 in 11 place 9 a 10 sunny 9 a 11 place 13 the 14 prince 14 prince 15 found 15 found 23 cat 16 a 17 very 16 a 23 cat 17 very 18 old 18 old 19 , 18 old 23 cat 20 half-blind 21 , 20 half-blind 23 cat 22 miserable 23 cat [ [illustration] : [page] [@number@] []] 1 [ 3 : " [well] [,] ["] said [the] [prince] [at] [last] [,] ["] he could not live [long] anyway , and it must be done . 1 " 5 said 5 said 12 he 5 said 18 , 5 said 24 . 12 he 13 could 13 could 14 not 13 could 15 live 15 live 17 anyway 18 , 19 and 19 and 20 it 20 it 21 must 21 must 22 be 22 be 23 done he will feel nothing [.] ["] 1 he 2 will 2 will 3 feel 3 feel 4 nothing then he drew the sword of [sharpness] , and with one turn of his wrist cut the cat 's head clean [off] [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 drew 3 drew 5 sword 4 the 5 sword 5 sword 6 of 6 of 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 18 cat 9 and 19 's 10 with 12 turn 10 with 18 cat 11 one 12 turn 12 turn 13 of 13 of 15 wrist 14 his 15 wrist 15 wrist 16 cut 17 the 18 cat 18 cat 19 's 19 's 20 head 19 's 21 clean the dead cat lay there [,] [like] [any] [common] [cat] [.] 1 the 3 cat 2 dead 3 cat 3 cat 4 lay 4 lay 5 there very soon there was nothing [of] [old] [black] [frank] left but ashes [!] 1 very 2 soon 2 soon 3 there 3 there 4 was 4 was 5 nothing 5 nothing 10 left 10 left 11 but 11 but 12 ashes the light fell on the strange heaps of fairy things talismans and spells [.] 1 the 2 light 2 light 12 and 3 fell 4 on 3 fell 12 and 4 on 11 talismans 5 the 7 heaps 6 strange 7 heaps 7 heaps 8 of 7 heaps 11 talismans 8 of 11 talismans 9 fairy 11 talismans 10 things 11 talismans 12 and 13 spells this was what was written on the plates [:] 1 this 2 was 2 was 3 what 3 what 4 was 4 was 5 written 5 written 6 on 6 on 8 plates 7 the 8 plates [aqva] [.] [de] [.] [fonte] [.] [leonvm] [.] [water] [from] [the] [fountain] [of] [lions] [.] " [thank] [heaven] [!] ["] said the prince [.] 1 " 6 said 6 said 8 prince 7 the 8 prince " [i] [thought] [they] [were] [sure] [to] [have] [brought] [it] [!] " 1 " 12 " [ [illustration] : [page] [@number@] []] 1 [ 3 : he opened the bottle , and poured a few drops of the water on the ashes and the dying embers [.] 1 he 5 , 2 opened 4 bottle 2 opened 5 , 3 the 4 bottle 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 poured 7 poured 10 drops 7 poured 17 and 8 a 9 few 9 few 10 drops 10 drops 11 of 11 of 13 water 12 the 13 water 13 water 14 on 14 on 16 ashes 15 the 16 ashes 17 and 19 dying 17 and 20 embers 18 the 19 dying i'll [!] " 1 i'll 3 " do you know what he meant to do , if he could not find his brothers ? 1 do 2 you 2 you 3 know 3 know 4 what 4 what 5 he 4 what 6 meant 5 he 6 meant 6 meant 7 to 6 meant 10 if 7 to 8 do 9 , 10 if 10 if 11 he 10 if 14 find 10 if 17 ? 11 he 12 could 12 could 13 not 12 could 14 find 13 not 14 find 14 find 16 brothers 15 his 16 brothers let every child-guess [.] 1 let 3 child-guess 2 every 3 child-guess off [he] [flew] [;] [and] [there] [he] [was] [in] [a] [second] , [just] [beside] [poor] [alphonso] ['s] [garden-engine] [.] 1 off 12 , " [hullo] [,] [prigio] [!] ["] cried [he] [;] ["] [are] [you] [come] [after] the monster [too] [?] 1 " 7 cried 7 cried 16 monster 15 the 16 monster i 've been asleep [,] [and] [i] [had] [a] [kind] of dream that he [beat] [me] . 1 i 2 've 2 've 3 been 3 been 4 asleep 4 asleep 11 of 11 of 12 dream 12 dream 13 that 13 that 14 he 13 that 17 . but the pair of us will tackle him [.] 1 but 3 pair 2 the 3 pair 3 pair 4 of 3 pair 6 will 4 of 5 us 6 will 7 tackle 7 tackle 8 him [how] [is] [molinda] [?] ["] " [prettier] [than] [ever] [,] " [said] [prigio] [;] ["] [but] [anxious] [about] [you] [.] 1 " 6 " however , the [firedrake] ['s] dead and [done] [for] [;] [so] [never] [mind] [him] . 1 however 2 , 1 however 15 . 2 , 6 dead 2 , 7 and 3 the 6 dead but [i] [left] [enrico] [somewhere] [about] . 1 but 7 . just you sit down and wait a minute [,] [till] [i] [fetch] [him] [.] ["] 1 just 2 you 2 you 5 and 3 sit 4 down 3 sit 5 and 5 and 6 wait 6 wait 8 minute 7 a 8 minute " [all] [right] [,] [old] [fellow] [,] " [says] [alphonso] [;] ["] [but] [have] [you] [any] [luncheon] [with] [you] [?] 1 " 8 " never was so hungry in my life [!] ["] 1 never 2 was 2 was 4 hungry 3 so 4 hungry 4 hungry 5 in 5 in 7 life 6 my 7 life in a hollow of the hill , sure enough there was the sword of [enrico] , the diamonds of the hilt gleaming in the sun [.] 1 in 3 hollow 1 in 10 there 2 a 3 hollow 3 hollow 4 of 4 of 7 , 5 the 6 hill 6 hill 7 , 7 , 8 sure 8 sure 9 enough 10 there 11 was 11 was 13 sword 11 was 23 in 12 the 13 sword 13 sword 14 of 14 of 16 , 17 the 18 diamonds 18 diamonds 19 of 19 of 21 hilt 20 the 21 hilt 21 hilt 22 gleaming 21 hilt 23 in 23 in 25 sun 24 the 25 sun and there was a little heap of grey ashes [.] 1 and 2 there 2 there 3 was 3 was 6 heap 4 a 5 little 4 a 6 heap 5 little 6 heap 6 heap 7 of 7 of 9 ashes 8 grey 9 ashes there they were in [a] [moment] , [among] the [old] knights [whom] , [if] you remember , the [remora] [had] [frozen] [into] stone [.] 1 there 2 they 2 they 3 were 3 were 4 in 4 in 17 , 7 , 11 knights 7 , 13 , 9 the 11 knights 13 , 15 you 13 , 17 , 15 you 16 remember 17 , 23 stone 18 the 23 stone so he marshalled them in order , and sent them off to ride to [falkenstein] [and] cry [:] 1 so 2 he 1 so 8 and 2 he 8 and 3 marshalled 4 them 3 marshalled 5 in 3 marshalled 8 and 6 order 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 sent 9 sent 10 them 9 sent 11 off 9 sent 12 to 12 to 13 ride 13 ride 14 to 14 to 17 cry " [prince] [prigio] [is] [coming] [!] " 1 " 7 " [ [illustration] : [page] [@number@] []] 1 [ 3 : off [they] went [,] the horses ' hoofs clattering , banners flying , sunshine glittering on the spear-points [.] 1 off 3 went 3 went 8 hoofs 5 the 6 horses 6 horses 7 ' 7 ' 8 hoofs 8 hoofs 9 clattering 8 hoofs 11 banners 8 hoofs 14 sunshine 10 , 11 banners 11 banners 12 flying 11 banners 13 , 13 , 14 sunshine 14 sunshine 15 glittering 15 glittering 16 on 16 on 18 spear-points 17 the 18 spear-points [ [illustration] : chapter [eighteen] []] 1 [ 3 : 3 : 4 chapter [chapter] [xviii] [.] [the] [very] [last] [the] [princes] [returned] [to] [gluckstein] [on] [the] [carpet] [,] [and] [went] [to] [the] [best] [inn] [,] [where] [they] [dined] [together] [and] [slept] [.] kings are like that [.] 1 kings 2 are 2 are 3 like 3 like 4 that this threat [properly] [frightened] [king] [grognio] , and he apologised . 1 this 2 threat 2 threat 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 he 8 and 11 . 9 he 10 apologised then the king shook hands with [prigio] [in] [public] , and thanked him , and said he was proud of him . 1 then 3 king 2 the 3 king 3 king 11 and 4 shook 5 hands 4 shook 6 with 4 shook 11 and 5 hands 6 with 6 with 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 15 and 12 thanked 13 him 12 thanked 15 and 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 said 16 said 17 he 16 said 18 was 17 he 18 was 18 was 19 proud 19 proud 20 of 19 proud 22 . 20 of 21 him [ [illustration] : [page] [@number@] []] 1 [ 3 : now , just as they were forming a procession to march into church , who should appear but the queen [!] 1 now 2 , 1 now 10 to 3 just 4 as 4 as 5 they 4 as 6 were 4 as 10 to 5 they 6 were 6 were 7 forming 7 forming 9 procession 8 a 9 procession 10 to 11 march 10 to 16 should 11 march 12 into 12 into 14 , 13 church 14 , 14 , 15 who 16 should 17 appear 17 appear 18 but 18 but 20 queen 19 the 20 queen i say luckily because if she had heard of them , she would not have believed a word of them [.] 1 i 2 say 2 say 3 luckily 2 say 4 because 4 because 12 she 4 because 16 believed 5 if 6 she 5 if 11 , 5 if 12 she 6 she 7 had 7 had 8 heard 8 heard 9 of 9 of 10 them 12 she 13 would 13 would 14 not 15 have 16 believed 16 believed 18 word 17 a 18 word 18 word 19 of 19 of 20 them but when she saw [alphonso] and [enrico] , she was much pleased , and said : 1 but 3 she 1 but 14 and 2 when 3 she 3 she 4 saw 6 and 8 , 6 and 9 she 9 she 14 and 10 was 11 much 10 was 14 and 12 pleased 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 said 15 said 16 : ["] [naughty] [boys] [!] where have you been hiding [?] 1 where 2 have 2 have 3 you 2 have 4 been 4 been 5 hiding the king had some absurd story about your having been killed by a fabulous monster [.] 1 the 2 king 2 king 3 had 3 had 6 story 3 had 7 about 4 some 6 story 5 absurd 6 story 6 story 7 about 7 about 9 having 8 your 9 having 9 having 10 been 10 been 11 killed 11 killed 12 by 12 by 15 monster 13 a 14 fabulous 14 fabulous 15 monster [bah] [!] [don't] [tell] [me] [.] i always said you would come back after a little trip didn't [i] [,] [prigio] [?] ["] 1 i 3 said 2 always 3 said 3 said 4 you 3 said 6 come 4 you 5 would 5 would 6 come 6 come 7 back 6 come 8 after 8 after 11 trip 8 after 12 didn't 9 a 10 little 9 a 11 trip 10 little 11 trip 11 trip 12 didn't " [certainly] [,] [madam] [,] " [said] [prigio] [;] ["] [and] [i] [said] [so] [,] [too] [.] 1 " 6 " didn't [i] say so ? " 1 didn't 3 say 3 say 4 so 4 so 5 ? 5 ? 6 " and they do [!] 1 and 2 they 2 they 3 do the honeymoon of [prince] [prigio] [and] the [crown] [princess] [rosalind] was passed at the castle , where the prince had been deserted by [the] [court] [.] 1 the 2 honeymoon 2 honeymoon 3 of 2 honeymoon 11 was 3 of 7 the 11 was 12 passed 12 passed 13 at 13 at 15 castle 14 the 15 castle 15 castle 17 where 16 , 17 where 17 where 19 prince 17 where 22 deserted 18 the 19 prince 19 prince 20 had 20 had 21 been 21 been 22 deserted 22 deserted 23 by but the prince did not like the tone of her voice , and he said : 1 but 6 like 1 but 12 , 1 but 14 he 2 the 3 prince 3 prince 4 did 4 did 5 not 4 did 6 like 5 not 6 like 6 like 8 tone 7 the 8 tone 8 tone 9 of 9 of 11 voice 10 her 11 voice 12 , 13 and 14 he 15 said 15 said 16 : " [no] [,] [there] ['s] [something] [;] [do] [tell] [me] [what] [it] [is] [.] " 1 " 15 " no , [not] [quite] so [very] [much] , [but] [i] [want] [them] [to] [like] you . 1 no 2 , 2 , 16 . 5 so 8 , 8 , 15 you 15 you 16 . now [they] [can't] , [because] they are [afraid] [of] [you] ; for you are so awfully clever [.] 1 now 4 , 1 now 6 they 6 they 7 are 7 are 17 clever 11 ; 12 for 12 for 13 you 13 you 14 are 14 are 15 so 15 so 16 awfully 16 awfully 17 clever now , couldn't you take the wishing cap , and wish to be no cleverer than other people [?] 1 now 2 , 1 now 3 couldn't 3 couldn't 4 you 3 couldn't 10 and 5 take 8 cap 5 take 10 and 6 the 8 cap 7 wishing 8 cap 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 wish 11 wish 12 to 11 wish 13 be 12 to 13 be 13 be 15 cleverer 14 no 15 cleverer 15 cleverer 16 than 16 than 18 people 17 other 18 people then everybody would like you [!] ["] 1 then 2 everybody 2 everybody 3 would 3 would 4 like 4 like 5 you the prince thought a minute , then he said : 1 the 2 prince 2 prince 9 said 2 prince 10 : 3 thought 5 minute 3 thought 6 , 3 thought 8 he 3 thought 9 said 4 a 5 minute 7 then 8 he 8 he 9 said ["] [your] [will] [is] [law] [,] [my] [dear] [;] [anything] [to] [please] [you] [.] just wait a minute [!] ["] 1 just 2 wait 2 wait 4 minute 3 a 4 minute then he ran upstairs , for the last time , to the fairy garret , and he put on the wishing cap [.] 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 ran 3 ran 4 upstairs 4 upstairs 6 for 4 upstairs 11 to 5 , 6 for 6 for 9 time 6 for 10 , 7 the 8 last 7 the 9 time 10 , 11 to 11 to 14 garret 11 to 15 , 12 the 14 garret 13 fairy 14 garret 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 he 16 and 18 put 18 put 19 on 19 on 22 cap 20 the 22 cap 21 wishing 22 cap " [no] [,] " [thought] [he] [to] [himself] [,] ["] [i] [won't] [wish] [that] [.] 1 " 4 " every man has one secret from [his] [wife] , and this shall be mine [.] ["] 1 every 2 man 2 man 3 has 3 has 5 secret 4 one 5 secret 5 secret 6 from 6 from 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 this 10 and 13 be 11 this 12 shall 12 shall 13 be 13 be 14 mine then he said aloud : ["] [i] [wish] [to] [seem] [no] [cleverer] [than] [other] [people] [.] ["] 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 said 3 said 4 aloud 4 aloud 5 : but [occasionally] [rosalind] [would] [say] , " [i] [do] [believe] , my dear , that you are [really] as clever [as] ever [!] ["] 1 but 6 , 1 but 14 , 6 , 7 " 11 , 12 my 11 , 14 , 12 my 13 dear 14 , 15 that 15 that 16 you 15 that 17 are 16 you 17 are 17 are 20 clever 19 as 20 clever 20 clever 22 ever and he was [!] 1 and 2 he 2 he 3 was [ [illustration] : [page] [@number@] []] 1 [ 3 : end of the [project] [gutenberg] [ebook] of [prince] [prigio] , [by] [andrew] [lang] 1 end 2 of 2 of 10 , 3 the 7 of 7 of 10 ,