[produced] [by] [david] [widger] [prince] [prigio] from ["] his [own] [fairy] [book] ["] 1 from 3 his [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 4 this 4 this 6 is 6 is 8 the about that ancient kingdom very little is known . 1 about 2 that 1 about 3 ancient 3 ancient 4 kingdom 3 ancient 5 very 3 ancient 6 little 3 ancient 7 is 3 ancient 8 known 3 ancient 9 . the [natives] [speak] [german] [;] [but] [the] [royal] [family] [,] [as] [usual] [,] [was] of [foreign] [origin] . 1 the 15 of 15 of 18 . they wanted [,] [they] [explained] [,] [not] to be troubled with the [crusades] [,] [which] [they] [thought] [very] [injudicious] [and] [tiresome] . 1 they 2 wanted 2 wanted 8 to 8 to 9 be 8 to 12 the 8 to 22 . 9 be 10 troubled 10 troubled 11 with but these heroes doubtless inherited the spirit of their great ancestress , whose story is necessary to be known . 1 but 5 inherited 2 these 5 inherited 3 heroes 5 inherited 4 doubtless 5 inherited 5 inherited 11 ancestress 5 inherited 20 . 6 the 11 ancestress 7 spirit 11 ancestress 8 of 11 ancestress 9 their 11 ancestress 10 great 11 ancestress 11 ancestress 12 , 11 ancestress 13 whose 11 ancestress 14 story 11 ancestress 15 is 11 ancestress 16 necessary 16 necessary 17 to 16 necessary 19 known 17 to 18 be now in this cave dwelt a dragon of enormous size and unamiable character . 1 now 5 dwelt 2 in 5 dwelt 3 this 5 dwelt 4 cave 5 dwelt 5 dwelt 6 a 5 dwelt 7 dragon 7 dragon 12 unamiable 8 of 12 unamiable 9 enormous 12 unamiable 10 size 12 unamiable 11 and 12 unamiable 12 unamiable 13 character 12 unamiable 14 . " oh , hang your practical jokes ! " exclaimed the prince , imagining that some of his courtiers were playing a prank on him . 1 " 2 oh 1 " 10 exclaimed 2 oh 3 , 4 hang 6 practical 5 your 6 practical 6 practical 7 jokes 6 practical 10 exclaimed 8 ! 9 " 8 ! 10 exclaimed 10 exclaimed 14 imagining 11 the 12 prince 12 prince 13 , 12 prince 14 imagining 14 imagining 15 that 14 imagining 16 some 14 imagining 19 courtiers 17 of 19 courtiers 18 his 19 courtiers 19 courtiers 20 were 19 courtiers 23 prank 21 playing 23 prank 22 a 23 prank 23 prank 24 on 23 prank 25 him 23 prank 26 . " do you call this a joke ? " asked the dragon , twisting its forked tail into a line with his royal highness 's eye . 1 " 2 do 2 do 3 you 2 do 4 call 4 call 5 this 5 this 20 line 6 a 7 joke 6 a 16 forked 8 ? 9 " 8 ? 10 asked 10 asked 16 forked 11 the 12 dragon 12 dragon 16 forked 13 , 14 twisting 14 twisting 16 forked 15 its 16 forked 16 forked 17 tail 16 forked 18 into 16 forked 20 line 19 a 20 line 20 line 24 highness 20 line 27 . 21 with 22 his 22 his 24 highness 23 royal 24 highness 24 highness 25 's 24 highness 26 eye " [do] take [that] [thing] away , " said the prince , " [and] [let] a [man] [have] [his] nap [peacefully] . " 1 " 8 " 3 take 6 away 6 away 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 11 prince 9 said 12 , 10 the 11 prince 12 , 13 " 13 " 23 " 16 a 20 nap 20 nap 22 . 22 . 23 " " [kiss] me ! " cried the [dragon] [,] [which] had [already] [devoured] [many] [gallant] [knights] [for] [declining] to [kiss] [it] . 1 " 6 cried 3 me 4 ! 4 ! 5 " 4 ! 6 cried 6 cried 7 the 6 cried 22 . 11 had 19 to 19 to 22 . " give you a kiss , " murmured the prince ; " oh , certainly , if that 's all ! 1 " 13 oh 2 give 3 you 2 give 5 kiss 4 a 5 kiss 5 kiss 8 murmured 6 , 8 murmured 7 " 8 murmured 8 murmured 10 prince 8 murmured 11 ; 8 murmured 13 oh 9 the 10 prince 12 " 13 oh 13 oh 14 , 13 oh 15 certainly 13 oh 16 , 13 oh 17 if 13 oh 19 's 13 oh 21 ! 18 that 19 's 19 's 20 all anything for a quiet life . " 1 anything 5 life 2 for 5 life 3 a 4 quiet 4 quiet 5 life 5 life 6 . 6 . 7 " so [murmured] [,] [in] [the] [most] [affectionate] [accents] [,] [the] [lady] [dragonissa] [,] as she was [now] [called] . 1 so 14 as 14 as 15 she 15 she 16 was 16 was 19 . though wedded to a bachelor life , the prince was much too well-bred to make any remonstrance . 1 though 2 wedded 2 wedded 3 to 2 wedded 5 bachelor 4 a 5 bachelor 5 bachelor 6 life 5 bachelor 9 prince 5 bachelor 11 much 7 , 9 prince 8 the 9 prince 9 prince 10 was 11 much 17 remonstrance 12 too 17 remonstrance 13 well-bred 17 remonstrance 14 to 17 remonstrance 15 make 17 remonstrance 16 any 17 remonstrance 17 remonstrance 18 . from this [adventurous] [lady] [dragonissa] [,] [prince] [prigio] [derived] [his] [character] [for] [gallantry] [.] 1 from 2 this but her husband , it is said , was often heard to remark , by a slight change of his family motto : 1 but 2 her 2 her 3 husband 3 husband 7 said 4 , 6 is 4 , 7 said 5 it 6 is 7 said 8 , 7 said 23 : 9 was 17 slight 10 often 13 remark 11 heard 13 remark 12 to 13 remark 13 remark 14 , 13 remark 15 by 13 remark 17 slight 16 a 17 slight 17 slight 18 change 17 slight 22 motto 18 change 19 of 20 his 22 motto 21 family 22 motto 22 motto 23 : " [anything] [for] [a] [quiet] [wife] ! " 1 " 7 ! 7 ! 8 " you [now] know as much as [the] [author] [does] [of] [the] [early] [history] [of] [pantouflia] [.] 1 you 3 know 3 know 5 much 4 as 5 much 5 much 6 as indeed , [fairnilee] [is] the [very] [place] [where] [the] [fairy] [queen] [appointed] [to] [meet] [her] [lover] [,] [thomas] [the] [rhymer] . 1 indeed 2 , 1 indeed 21 . 2 , 5 the with [these] [explanations] [,] the [author] [leaves] [to] [the] [judgment] [of] [young] [readers] [his] [own] [fairy] [book] . 1 with 5 the 1 with 18 . [prince] [prigio] [by] [andrew] [lang] [adorned] [by] [gordon] [browne] [,] [t] [scott] [,] [and] [e] [a] [lemann] [.] [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 3 the 1 in 7 the 7 the 9 of 9 of 12 the for the [rémora] [,] [the] [editor] [is] [indebted] [to] [the] [voyage] [à] [la] [lune] of [m] . [cyrano] [de] [bergérac] . 1 for 2 the 1 for 21 . 2 the 15 of 15 of 17 . [[] [illustration] [:] [chapter] [one] []] [chapter] [i] [.] how the [fairies] [were] [not] [invited] [to] [court] 1 how 2 the [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 2 almost 2 almost 3 everything 3 everything 4 else 3 everything 11 wanted 3 everything 16 had 3 everything 19 . 5 to 6 make 6 make 7 them 6 make 8 happy 8 happy 11 wanted 9 , 10 they 10 they 11 wanted 11 wanted 12 one 12 one 13 thing 14 : 15 they 15 they 16 had 16 had 17 no 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 12 queen 3 was 4 anxious 4 anxious 6 consult 5 to 6 consult 6 consult 8 fairies 6 consult 10 but 6 consult 12 queen 7 the 8 fairies 9 , 10 but 11 the 12 queen 12 queen 15 hear 13 would 14 not 14 not 15 hear 15 hear 16 of 15 hear 17 such 17 such 18 a 17 such 19 thing 19 thing 20 . it was a splendid room , hung with portraits of the royal ancestors . 1 it 2 was 1 it 4 splendid 3 a 4 splendid 4 splendid 9 portraits 5 room 6 , 5 room 9 portraits 7 hung 9 portraits 8 with 9 portraits 9 portraits 13 ancestors 9 portraits 14 . 10 of 13 ancestors 11 the 12 royal 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 1 there 16 in 2 was 7 of 7 of 13 her 16 in 24 . on the arm of the throne was seated his celebrated cat , wearing boots . 1 on 6 throne 2 the 6 throne 3 arm 6 throne 4 of 5 the 5 the 6 throne 6 throne 10 celebrated 6 throne 15 . 7 was 10 celebrated 8 seated 9 his 8 seated 10 celebrated 10 celebrated 11 cat 10 celebrated 13 wearing 10 celebrated 14 boots 11 cat 12 , many other pictures of celebrated persons were hanging on the walls . 1 many 5 celebrated 2 other 5 celebrated 3 pictures 4 of 3 pictures 5 celebrated 5 celebrated 6 persons 5 celebrated 8 hanging 5 celebrated 11 walls 6 persons 7 were 8 hanging 9 on 10 the 11 walls 11 walls 12 . " you have asked all the right people , my dear ? " said the king . 1 " 4 asked 1 " 14 said 2 you 3 have 2 you 4 asked 5 all 6 the 5 all 7 right 7 right 8 people 7 right 14 said 9 , 11 dear 9 , 14 said 10 my 11 dear 12 ? 13 " 12 ? 14 said 14 said 16 king 14 said 17 . 15 the 16 king " [everyone] [who] [should] [be] [asked] , " answered [the] [queen] . 1 " 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 answered 9 answered 12 . " people are so touchy on these occasions , " said his majesty . 1 " 5 touchy 2 people 5 touchy 3 are 5 touchy 4 so 5 touchy 5 touchy 6 on 5 touchy 7 these 5 touchy 8 occasions 5 touchy 14 . 8 occasions 13 majesty 9 , 11 said 10 " 11 said 11 said 13 majesty 12 his 13 majesty " you have not forgotten any of our aunts ? " 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 have 2 you 10 ? 3 have 5 forgotten 4 not 5 forgotten 5 forgotten 9 aunts 6 any 9 aunts 7 of 9 aunts 8 our 9 aunts 10 ? 11 " then he waited a little , and remarked : 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 waited 3 waited 5 little 3 waited 8 remarked 4 a 5 little 6 , 7 and 6 , 8 remarked 8 remarked 9 : " the fairies , of course , you have invited ? 1 " 11 ? 2 the 3 fairies 3 fairies 10 invited 3 fairies 11 ? 4 , 6 course 5 of 6 course 6 course 7 , 6 course 9 have 6 course 10 invited 8 you 9 have " how can you be so absurd ? " cried the queen . 1 " 2 how 2 how 3 can 2 how 4 you 2 how 7 absurd 5 be 7 absurd 6 so 7 absurd 7 absurd 10 cried 7 absurd 12 queen 7 absurd 13 . 8 ? 9 " 8 ? 10 cried 11 the 12 queen " how often must [i] tell you that there are no fairies ? 1 " 2 how 2 how 3 often 2 how 13 ? 4 must 6 tell 6 tell 7 you 7 you 13 ? 8 that 12 fairies 9 there 10 are 9 there 11 no 9 there 12 fairies 12 fairies 13 ? and even if there were but , no matter ; pray let us drop the subject . " 1 and 4 there 2 even 3 if 3 if 4 there 4 there 5 were 4 there 8 no 6 but 8 no 7 , 8 no 8 no 9 matter 9 matter 11 pray 10 ; 11 pray 11 pray 16 subject 12 let 13 us 12 let 14 drop 14 drop 16 subject 15 the 16 subject 16 subject 17 . 17 . 18 " " they are [very] [old] [friends] [of] [our] [family] , my dear , [that] ['s] [all] , " said the king [timidly] . 1 " 3 are 1 " 19 said 2 they 3 are 10 , 12 dear 11 my 12 dear 12 dear 13 , 13 , 19 said 17 , 18 " 18 " 19 said 19 said 21 king 19 said 23 . 20 the 21 king " [often] [and] [often] they [have] [been] [godmothers] [to] [us] [.] 1 " 5 they one , [in] [particular] , [was] [most] [kind] and [most] [serviceable] to [cinderella] [i] [.] , my own [grandmother] . " 1 one 2 , 2 , 21 " 5 , 9 and 5 , 21 " 9 and 12 to 16 , 17 my 17 my 18 own 18 own 20 . 20 . 21 " " your grandmother ! " interrupted her majesty . 1 " 8 majesty 2 your 8 majesty 3 grandmother 8 majesty 4 ! 5 " 4 ! 6 interrupted 6 interrupted 8 majesty 7 her 8 majesty 8 majesty 9 . " [fiddle-de-dee] ! 1 " 3 ! if anyone [puts] [such] [nonsense] [into] [the] [head] [of] [my] [little] [prigio] ["] 1 if 2 anyone but [here] [the] [baby] was [brought] [in] [by] the [nurse] [,] [and] [the] [queen] [almost] [devoured] it [with] [kisses] . 1 but 5 was 1 but 17 it 5 was 9 the 17 it 20 . and so the fairies were not invited ! 1 and 7 invited 2 so 7 invited 3 the 4 fairies 4 fairies 7 invited 5 were 7 invited 6 not 7 invited 7 invited 8 ! 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 don't you like opening parcels ? 1 don't 2 you 1 don't 5 parcels 3 like 5 parcels 4 opening 5 parcels 5 parcels 6 ? the king did , and he was most friendly and polite to the fairies . 1 the 2 king 2 king 3 did 2 king 14 fairies 4 , 5 and 5 and 11 polite 6 he 11 polite 7 was 11 polite 8 most 11 polite 9 friendly 11 polite 10 and 11 polite 11 polite 12 to 11 polite 14 fairies 13 the 14 fairies 14 fairies 15 . but the queen , though she saw them distinctly , took no notice of them . 1 but 9 distinctly 2 the 3 queen 3 queen 9 distinctly 4 , 5 though 5 though 9 distinctly 6 she 9 distinctly 7 saw 9 distinctly 8 them 9 distinctly 9 distinctly 13 notice 9 distinctly 15 them 10 , 11 took 11 took 13 notice 12 no 13 notice 13 notice 14 of 15 them 16 . you see [,] [she] [did] [not] [believe] [in] [fairies] [,] [nor] [in] her [own] [eyes] , [when] she saw them . 1 you 2 see 2 see 13 her 13 her 21 . 16 , 18 she 18 she 19 saw 19 saw 20 them 20 them 21 . when dinner was over , and when the nurse had brought in the baby , all the fairies gave him the most magnificent presents . 1 when 2 dinner 2 dinner 3 was 2 dinner 4 over 4 over 6 and 4 over 8 the 5 , 6 and 7 when 8 the 8 the 18 fairies 9 nurse 11 brought 9 nurse 14 baby 10 had 11 brought 12 in 13 the 13 the 14 baby 14 baby 15 , 14 baby 18 fairies 16 all 18 fairies 17 the 18 fairies 18 fairies 24 presents 19 gave 20 him 19 gave 24 presents 21 the 22 most 22 most 23 magnificent 23 magnificent 24 presents 24 presents 25 . [[] [illustration] [:] [chapter] [two] []] [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 2 think 1 i 4 've 4 've 5 told 5 told 6 you 6 you 15 ? 12 did 14 not 12 did 15 ? well , that was his name . 1 well 2 , 1 well 3 that 3 that 4 was 3 that 6 name 5 his 6 name 6 name 7 . you cannot think how clever he was . 1 you 2 cannot 2 cannot 3 think 2 cannot 5 clever 4 how 5 clever 5 clever 6 he 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 5 nurse 2 argued 7 soon 2 argued 16 soon 2 argued 17 . 3 with 4 his 6 as 7 soon 8 as 10 could 8 as 16 soon 9 he 10 could 10 could 11 speak 12 , 13 which 13 which 14 was 14 was 15 very 15 very 16 soon he argued that he did not like to be washed , because the soap got into his eyes . 1 he 2 argued 2 argued 5 did 2 argued 7 like 3 that 4 he 4 he 5 did 5 did 6 not 7 like 14 soap 8 to 9 be 9 be 14 soap 10 washed 14 soap 11 , 12 because 12 because 14 soap 13 the 14 soap 14 soap 15 got 14 soap 16 into 14 soap 18 eyes 17 his 18 eyes 18 eyes 19 . then he remembered the awful curse of the oldest fairy , and was sorry for the rudeness of the queen . 1 then 3 remembered 2 he 3 remembered 3 remembered 4 the 3 remembered 6 curse 5 awful 6 curse 6 curse 9 oldest 7 of 9 oldest 8 the 9 oldest 9 oldest 10 fairy 9 oldest 12 and 9 oldest 14 sorry 11 , 12 and 13 was 14 sorry 14 sorry 17 rudeness 14 sorry 21 . 15 for 17 rudeness 16 the 17 rudeness 17 rudeness 18 of 17 rudeness 20 queen 19 the 20 queen indeed , [i] [cannot] [tell] you [how] the prince was hated by all [!] 1 indeed 2 , 1 indeed 11 hated 2 , 6 you 8 the 9 prince 9 prince 10 was 9 prince 11 hated 11 hated 12 by 11 hated 13 all he would go down into the kitchen , and show the cook how to make soup . 1 he 2 would 2 would 3 go 3 go 4 down 4 down 7 kitchen 5 into 7 kitchen 6 the 7 kitchen 7 kitchen 9 and 7 kitchen 10 show 8 , 9 and 10 show 16 soup 11 the 16 soup 12 cook 13 how 12 cook 16 soup 14 to 15 make 15 make 16 soup 16 soup 17 . 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 4 fencing-master 2 showed 4 fencing-master 3 the 4 fencing-master 4 fencing-master 5 how 4 fencing-master 6 to 4 fencing-master 7 fence 7 fence 12 cricketer 8 , 12 cricketer 9 and 12 cricketer 10 the 12 cricketer 11 professional 12 cricketer 12 cricketer 13 how 12 cricketer 14 to 12 cricketer 15 bowl 12 cricketer 16 , 12 cricketer 17 and 12 cricketer 18 instructed 18 instructed 23 terriers 19 the 23 terriers 20 rat-catcher 21 in 20 rat-catcher 23 terriers 22 breeding 23 terriers 23 terriers 24 . he also endeavoured to teach the queen-dowager , his grandmother , an art with which she had long been perfectly familiar ! 1 he 7 queen-dowager 2 also 7 queen-dowager 3 endeavoured 7 queen-dowager 4 to 7 queen-dowager 5 teach 7 queen-dowager 6 the 7 queen-dowager 7 queen-dowager 8 , 7 queen-dowager 9 his 7 queen-dowager 10 grandmother 7 queen-dowager 11 , 7 queen-dowager 12 an 7 queen-dowager 13 art 13 art 15 which 13 art 22 ! 14 with 15 which 15 which 17 had 15 which 21 familiar 16 she 17 had 18 long 21 familiar 19 been 21 familiar 20 perfectly 21 familiar and , what was more , he had ! 1 and 3 what 2 , 3 what 3 what 4 was 3 what 8 had 3 what 9 ! 5 more 7 he 6 , 7 he 7 he 8 had [[] [illustration] [:] [page] [@number@] []] as [time] [went] [on] [,] [prince] [prigio] [had] [two] [younger] [brothers] , [whom] [everybody] [liked] [:] they were not a bit clever , but jolly . 1 as 17 they 12 , 17 they 17 they 18 were 18 were 19 not 19 not 21 bit 20 a 21 bit 21 bit 25 jolly 21 bit 26 . 22 clever 24 but 22 clever 25 jolly 23 , 24 but prince [alphonso] , [the] [third] [son] [,] [was] [round] [,] [fat] [,] [good-humoured] [,] [and] [as] [brave] [as] [a] [lion] [.] 1 prince 3 , prince [enrico] , [the] [second] [,] [was] [tall] [,] [thin] [,] [and] [a] ["] [little] [sad] [,] [but] [never] [too] [clever] [.] ["] 1 prince 3 , but [prigio] [nearly] [got] [the] [country] [into] [several] [wars] [by] [being] [too] [clever] for [the] [foreign] [ambassadors] . 1 but 14 for 14 for 18 . [[] [illustration] [:] [chapter] [three] []] [chapter] [iii] [.] about the [firedrake] [.] 1 about 2 the [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 9 himself 2 the 3 king 3 king 9 himself 4 knew 5 he 5 he 9 himself 6 was 8 clever 7 not 8 clever 8 clever 9 himself 9 himself 10 . and the king [was] [afraid] [that] [prigio] [would] [conspire] , and [get] [made] [king] [himself] [which] [was] [the] [last] [thing] [prigio] [really] [wanted] [.] 1 and 2 the 2 the 3 king 3 king 11 and 10 , 11 and he much preferred to idle about , and know everything without seeming to take any trouble . 1 he 3 preferred 2 much 3 preferred 3 preferred 4 to 3 preferred 5 idle 5 idle 6 about 5 idle 8 and 5 idle 9 know 5 idle 10 everything 7 , 8 and 10 everything 12 seeming 11 without 12 seeming 12 seeming 13 to 12 seeming 14 take 12 seeming 15 any 12 seeming 16 trouble 16 trouble 17 . well , the [king] [thought] [and] [thought] [.] 1 well 2 , 2 , 3 the how was [he] to get [prigio] out of the way , and [make] [enrico] [or] [alphonso] [his] [successor] ? 1 how 5 get 1 how 19 ? 2 was 4 to 4 to 5 get 5 get 7 out 7 out 8 of 7 out 9 the 7 out 10 way 7 out 12 and 11 , 12 and and he wished he had the chance . 1 and 3 wished 2 he 3 wished 3 wished 5 had 3 wished 7 chance 4 he 5 had 6 the 7 chance 7 chance 8 . well , it arrived at last . 1 well 2 , 1 well 3 it 1 well 4 arrived 4 arrived 5 at 5 at 6 last 5 at 7 . [[] [illustration] [:] [page] [@number@] []] there was a very hot summer ! 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 a 2 was 4 very 4 very 5 hot 5 hot 6 summer 5 hot 7 ! it began to be hot [in] [march] [.] ['] 1 it 4 be 1 it 5 hot 2 began 3 to 3 to 4 be all the rivers were dried up . 1 all 3 rivers 1 all 7 . 2 the 3 rivers 3 rivers 4 were 3 rivers 5 dried 5 dried 6 up the grass did not grow . 1 the 2 grass 2 grass 5 grow 2 grass 6 . 3 did 4 not 3 did 5 grow the corn did not grow . 1 the 2 corn 2 corn 3 did 2 corn 5 grow 3 did 4 not 5 grow 6 . the thermometers exploded with heat . 1 the 2 thermometers 2 thermometers 3 exploded 2 thermometers 4 with 2 thermometers 5 heat 2 thermometers 6 . [the] [barometers] [stood] [at] [set] [fair] [.] 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 1 the 24 . 2 people 3 were 3 were 14 as the king [consulted] [the] [learned] [men] [about] [the] [court] , who [told] [him] [that] [probably] [a] [firedrake] was [in] the [neighbourhood] . 1 the 2 king 1 the 22 . 2 king 11 who 10 , 11 who 11 who 18 was 18 was 20 the now , [the] [firedrake] [is] [a] [beast] , or [bird] [,] [about] [the] [bigness] [of] [an] [elephant] [.] 1 now 2 , 1 now 8 , 8 , 9 or its body is made of iron , and it is always red-hot . 1 its 6 iron 2 body 3 is 2 body 6 iron 4 made 6 iron 5 of 6 iron 6 iron 12 red-hot 7 , 8 and 8 and 12 red-hot 9 it 10 is 9 it 12 red-hot 11 always 12 red-hot 12 red-hot 13 . it is a little [hard] [on] [enrico] , poor boy [;] [but] [anything] [to] [get] [rid] [of] [that] [prigio] ! " 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 a 3 a 4 little 4 little 8 , 8 , 21 " 9 poor 10 boy 9 poor 20 ! 20 ! 21 " put on your armour , and be off with you ! " 1 put 2 on 1 put 4 armour 3 your 4 armour 4 armour 6 and 4 armour 7 be 4 armour 8 off 4 armour 9 with 4 armour 10 you 4 armour 11 ! 5 , 6 and 11 ! 12 " [[] [illustration] [:] [page] [@number@] []] but the prince , who was lying on the sofa doing sums in compound division , for fun , said in the politest way : 1 but 15 division 2 the 3 prince 3 prince 15 division 4 , 5 who 5 who 7 lying 6 was 7 lying 7 lying 10 sofa 8 on 10 sofa 9 the 10 sofa 10 sofa 14 compound 11 doing 14 compound 12 sums 14 compound 13 in 14 compound 14 compound 15 division 15 division 16 , 15 division 17 for 15 division 18 fun 18 fun 23 politest 19 , 20 said 20 said 23 politest 21 in 22 the 21 in 23 politest 23 politest 24 way 23 politest 25 : [send] [alphonso] ["] [(] [this] [was] [the] [youngest] [brother] [)] [,] ["] [and] [he] [will] [do] [the] [trick] [at] [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 , 21 " 7 , 9 will 7 , 21 " 9 will 10 be 10 be 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 18 his 20 . 21 " then [he] went back to [his] [arithmetic] [and] [his] [slate] , and the king [had] [to] [send] [for] [prince] [alphonso] and [prince] [enrico] [.] 1 then 3 went 1 then 14 king 3 went 4 back 3 went 5 to 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 the 13 the 14 king 14 king 21 and they both came in very warm ; for they had been whipping tops , and the day was unusually hot . 1 they 2 both 1 they 3 came 3 came 4 in 4 in 20 hot 5 very 20 hot 6 warm 12 whipping 7 ; 12 whipping 8 for 12 whipping 9 they 12 whipping 10 had 11 been 11 been 12 whipping 12 whipping 13 tops 13 tops 15 and 13 tops 16 the 13 tops 17 day 13 tops 19 unusually 14 , 15 and 18 was 19 unusually 19 unusually 20 hot 20 hot 21 . " look here , " said the king , " [just] you [two] [younger] [ones] look at [prigio] ! 1 " 19 ! 2 look 17 at 2 look 19 ! 3 here 4 , 3 here 9 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 8 king 7 the 8 king 9 , 10 " 10 " 12 you 12 you 16 look 16 look 17 at well , [i] [have] [asked] that [lout] [of] [a] [brother] [of] [yours] [to] [kill] [it] , and he [says] ["] 1 well 2 , 1 well 6 that 1 well 16 , 16 , 17 and 16 , 18 he " that he does [not] [believe] [in] [firedrakes] [,] " [interrupted] [prigio] , " [the] [weather] 's [warm] enough [without] [going] [out] [hunting] ! " 1 " 17 's 1 " 24 ! 2 that 3 he 2 that 17 's 3 he 4 does 4 does 14 " 10 " 13 , 13 , 14 " 17 's 19 enough 24 ! 25 " " not [believe] [in] [firedrakes] ! " cried [alphonso] . 1 " 2 not 1 " 6 ! 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 cried 8 cried 10 . " [i] wonder what you do believe [in] [!] 1 " 3 wonder 3 wonder 4 what 4 what 5 you 4 what 6 do 6 do 7 believe just let me get at the creature ! " for he was as brave as a lion . 1 just 2 let 1 just 5 at 2 let 3 me 2 let 4 get 5 at 6 the 5 at 18 . 6 the 17 lion 7 creature 8 ! 8 ! 9 " 8 ! 17 lion 10 for 14 brave 11 he 12 was 12 was 14 brave 13 as 14 brave 14 brave 15 as 14 brave 17 lion 16 a 17 lion " hi ! 1 " 2 hi 2 hi 3 ! page , my chain-armour , helmet , lance , and buckler ! 1 page 4 chain-armour 2 , 4 chain-armour 3 my 4 chain-armour 4 chain-armour 5 , 4 chain-armour 6 helmet 4 chain-armour 7 , 4 chain-armour 8 lance 8 lance 11 buckler 9 , 11 buckler 10 and 11 buckler 11 buckler 12 ! a [molinda] ! 1 a 3 ! a [molinda] ! " [which] was [his] [war-cry] [.] 1 a 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 6 was " you had better [put] [on] [flannels] , [alphonso] , for [this] [kind] [of] work , " said [prigio] . 1 " 2 you 1 " 18 said 2 you 4 better 3 had 4 better 4 better 8 , 10 , 11 for 10 , 18 said 15 work 16 , 16 , 18 said 17 " 18 said 18 said 20 . " and if [i] [were] you [,] [i] 'd take [a] [light] [garden-engine] , [full] [of] water , [to] [squirt] at the [enemy] . " 1 " 6 you 1 " 14 , 2 and 3 if 3 if 6 you 6 you 9 'd 9 'd 10 take 14 , 25 " 17 water 18 , 18 , 25 " 21 at 22 the 21 at 24 . 24 . 25 " " [happy] [thought] ! " said [alphonso] . 1 " 6 said 4 ! 5 " 4 ! 6 said 6 said 8 . " [i] will ! " 1 " 3 will 1 " 4 ! 4 ! 5 " but he never came back any more ! 1 but 3 never 2 he 3 never 3 never 5 back 3 never 6 any 3 never 8 ! 4 came 5 back 6 any 7 more " there is [some] [dreadful] [mistake] , [sir] , " said [prigio] to the king . 1 " 3 is 1 " 11 said 2 there 3 is 7 , 11 said 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 said 11 said 16 . 13 to 14 the 13 to 16 . 14 the 15 king " you know as well as [i] [do] [that] [the] [youngest] [son] [has] [always] [succeeded] , [up] [to] [now] [.] 1 " 2 you 1 " 16 , 2 you 3 know 3 know 5 well 4 as 5 well 5 well 6 as [but] [i] [entertain] [great] [hopes] [of] [enrico] [!] ["] and he grinned ; for he fancied it was all nonsense , and that [there] were [no] [firedrakes] . 1 and 2 he 1 and 16 were 2 he 7 fancied 3 grinned 7 fancied 4 ; 7 fancied 5 for 7 fancied 6 he 7 fancied 7 fancied 9 was 7 fancied 11 nonsense 7 fancied 14 that 8 it 9 was 10 all 11 nonsense 11 nonsense 12 , 12 , 13 and 16 were 19 . [enrico] [was] [present] [when] [prigio] [was] [consoling] [the] [king] [in] [this] [unfeeling] [way] [.] " [enrico] , my boy , " said his majesty , " the task awaits you , and the honour . 1 " 8 said 3 , 8 said 4 my 5 boy 4 my 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 10 majesty 9 his 10 majesty 10 majesty 11 , 10 majesty 12 " 10 majesty 15 awaits 13 the 14 task 14 task 15 awaits 15 awaits 16 you 15 awaits 18 and 15 awaits 19 the 15 awaits 20 honour 15 awaits 21 . 17 , 18 and [enrico] [was] [not] [quite] [so] [confident] [as] [alphonso] [had] [been] [.] he insisted on making his will ; and he wrote a poem about the pleasures and advantages of dying young . 1 he 15 pleasures 2 insisted 3 on 2 insisted 4 making 4 making 10 wrote 5 his 9 he 6 will 7 ; 7 ; 8 and 7 ; 9 he 9 he 10 wrote 10 wrote 15 pleasures 11 a 12 poem 12 poem 15 pleasures 13 about 15 pleasures 14 the 15 pleasures 15 pleasures 16 and 15 pleasures 17 advantages 15 pleasures 19 dying 15 pleasures 20 young 15 pleasures 21 . 17 advantages 18 of this is part of it : 1 this 2 is 1 this 3 part 1 this 6 : 3 part 4 of 3 part 5 it the [violet] [is] [a] [blossom] [sweet] [,] [that] [droops] [before] [the] day [is] [done] [slain] [by] [thine] [overpowering] [heat] [,] [o] [sun] [!] 1 the 12 day this [poem] [comforted] [enrico] [more] [or] [less] , and [he] [showed] it [to] [prigio] . 1 this 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 12 it 12 it 15 . enrico tried to improve it , but could not . 1 enrico 4 improve 2 tried 3 to 2 tried 4 improve 4 improve 5 it 4 improve 7 but 4 improve 8 could 4 improve 10 . 6 , 7 but 8 could 9 not but he never came back again ! 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 never 2 he 4 came 4 came 5 back 5 back 6 again 6 again 7 ! after [shedding] [torrents] [of] [tears] , [the] [king] [summoned] [prince] [prigio] [to] [his] [presence] [.] 1 after 6 , " [dastard] ! " he said . 1 " 6 said 3 ! 4 " 3 ! 5 he 3 ! 6 said 6 said 7 . " [poltroon] ! 1 " 3 ! your turn , which should have come first , has arrived at last . 1 your 2 turn 2 turn 5 should 2 turn 11 arrived 2 turn 14 . 3 , 4 which 4 which 5 should 5 should 6 have 5 should 7 come 8 first 9 , 8 first 11 arrived 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 1 you 4 me 4 me 14 . [probably] [you] [will] [be] [grilled] [,] [thank] [goodness] [;] [but] [who] [will] [give] [me] [back] [enrico] [and] [alphonso] [?] ["] " indeed , your [majesty] , " said [prigio] , " you [must] [permit] me to [correct] [your] [policy] [.] 1 " 2 indeed 1 " 12 you 2 indeed 3 , 4 your 7 " 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 you 12 you 15 me 15 me 16 to now , [there] [can] [be] [no] [further] [question] [about] [the] [matter] [.] 1 now 2 , i [,] [unworthy] [as] [i] am [,] [represent] [the] [sole] [hope] of the [royal] [family] [.] 1 i 6 am 6 am 12 of 12 of 13 the therefore to send me [after] [the] [firedrake] [were] [both] [dangerous] [and] [unnecessary] . 1 therefore 3 send 2 to 3 send 3 send 4 me 4 me 13 . ask [the] [lord] [chief] [justice] [,] [if] [you] [don't] [believe] me . " 1 ask 11 me 11 me 13 " 12 . 13 " subjunctive mood ! 1 subjunctive 2 mood 1 subjunctive 3 ! he was a great grammarian ! 1 he 5 grammarian 2 was 5 grammarian 3 a 5 grammarian 4 great 5 grammarian 5 grammarian 6 ! [[] [illustration] [:] [chapter] [four] []] [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 11 arguments 2 he 3 was 4 the 5 crown 5 crown 11 arguments 6 prince 11 arguments 7 ( 11 arguments 8 and 11 arguments 9 though 11 arguments 10 his 11 arguments 11 arguments 17 shunned 12 were 17 shunned 13 unanswerable 17 shunned 14 ) 17 shunned 15 , 17 shunned 16 everybody 17 shunned 17 shunned 18 him 17 shunned 19 for 17 shunned 21 coward 17 shunned 22 . 20 a 21 coward the queen , who did not [believe] [in] [firedrakes] , [alone] [took] [his] [side] [.] 1 the 2 queen 2 queen 4 who 3 , 4 who 4 who 5 did 5 did 6 not 6 not 10 , 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 1 he 16 his 2 was 3 not 2 was 6 by 8 , 9 but 8 , 15 with 9 but 10 he 10 he 11 had 15 with 16 his 16 his 17 own 17 own 19 , in the garden [lady] [molinda] [met] [him] [walking] [alone] [,] [and] [did] [not] [bow] [to] [him] . 1 in 3 garden 2 the 3 garden 3 garden 17 . [[] [illustration] [:] [page] [@number@] []] " oh , excuse me , " said the prince , ["] [i] [am] [certain] he has [merely] gone [off] [on] [his] [travels] . 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 , 2 oh 11 , 3 , 8 said 4 excuse 5 me 5 me 7 " 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 10 prince 9 the 10 prince 11 , 16 he 16 he 17 has 17 has 19 gone 19 gone 24 . " [prince] [alphonso] [has] [gone] [on] [his] [travels] , and will [come] [back] [when] he is tired ! 1 " 16 is 1 " 18 ! 9 , 10 and 9 , 15 he 10 and 11 will 15 he 16 is 17 tired 18 ! and [was] [he] [then] [tired] [of] me ? " cried poor [molinda] , [bursting] [into] [tears] [,] and [forgetting] her [dignity] . 1 and 7 me 7 me 8 ? 8 ? 9 " 9 " 10 cried 10 cried 22 . 11 poor 13 , 13 , 18 and 18 and 20 her 20 her 22 . " oh ! 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 ! as for [lady] [kathleena] [,] [she] [swept] [past] him [like] [a] [queen] , [without] [a] [word] [.] 1 as 2 for 2 for 9 him 9 him 13 , so the prince , for all his cleverness , was not happy . 1 so 12 happy 2 the 3 prince 3 prince 4 , 3 prince 8 cleverness 5 for 8 cleverness 6 all 8 cleverness 7 his 8 cleverness 8 cleverness 9 , 8 cleverness 11 not 8 cleverness 12 happy 10 was 11 not 12 happy 13 . after several days had gone by , the king returned from the solitary place where he had been speaking his mind . 1 after 2 several 1 after 5 gone 1 after 13 solitary 2 several 3 days 4 had 5 gone 6 by 7 , 6 by 8 the 8 the 9 king 9 king 13 solitary 10 returned 11 from 10 returned 13 solitary 11 from 12 the 13 solitary 14 place 13 solitary 18 been 13 solitary 19 speaking 14 place 15 where 16 he 17 had 17 had 18 been 19 speaking 21 mind 20 his 21 mind 21 mind 22 . he now felt calmer and better ; and so at last he came back to the palace . 1 he 4 calmer 2 now 4 calmer 3 felt 4 calmer 4 calmer 5 and 4 calmer 6 better 4 calmer 7 ; 4 calmer 8 and 4 calmer 9 so 4 calmer 10 at 4 calmer 18 . 10 at 11 last 11 last 12 he 11 last 13 came 13 came 14 back 14 back 17 palace 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 17 own 2 he 13 could 2 he 16 his 6 , 9 said 9 said 10 , 9 said 12 he 10 , 11 and 12 he 13 could 13 could 14 not 16 his 17 own 17 own 24 . 21 thought 22 of 21 thought 23 him 23 him 24 . and he grew so fierce , that even the queen was afraid of him now . 1 and 5 fierce 2 he 3 grew 3 grew 5 fierce 4 so 5 fierce 5 fierce 6 , 5 fierce 7 that 5 fierce 8 even 5 fierce 10 queen 5 fierce 12 afraid 9 the 10 queen 11 was 12 afraid 12 afraid 13 of 12 afraid 14 him 14 him 15 now 14 him 16 . the [poor] [queen] [cried] [a] [good] [deal] [;] [prigio] [being] [her] [favourite] [son] [,] [on] [account] of his [acknowledged] [ability] and [talent] [.] 1 the 17 of 17 of 18 his 18 his 21 and but the [rest] [of] [the] [courtiers] [were] [delighted] [at] [leaving] [prince] [prigio] [behind] . 1 but 2 the 2 the 14 . 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 4 left 4 left 26 . when he wakened , the air was cold and the day was beginning to grow dark . 1 when 2 he 1 when 3 wakened 3 wakened 4 , 3 wakened 6 air 3 wakened 8 cold 5 the 6 air 6 air 7 was 8 cold 9 and 8 cold 16 dark 9 and 10 the 10 the 11 day 12 was 13 beginning 13 beginning 14 to 13 beginning 15 grow 15 grow 16 dark 16 dark 17 . 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 16 , 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 5 ransacked 2 wardrobe 12 been 2 wardrobe 16 been 3 had 4 been 4 been 5 ransacked 5 ransacked 7 and 5 ransacked 8 everything 5 ransacked 9 that 6 , 7 and 10 had 11 not 10 had 12 been 12 been 13 carried 13 carried 14 off 15 had 16 been 16 been 23 destroyed 17 cut 23 destroyed 18 up 19 , 18 up 23 destroyed 20 burned 22 and 20 burned 23 destroyed 21 , 22 and 23 destroyed 24 . never was such a spectacle of wicked mischief . 1 never 3 such 2 was 3 such 3 such 4 a 3 such 5 spectacle 5 spectacle 6 of 5 spectacle 7 wicked 5 spectacle 8 mischief 5 spectacle 9 . it was as if hay had been made of everything he possessed . 1 it 2 was 2 was 5 hay 3 as 4 if 4 if 5 hay 5 hay 7 been 5 hay 8 made 5 hay 10 everything 5 hay 13 . 6 had 7 been 8 made 9 of 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 3 imagine 2 you 3 imagine 3 imagine 8 unjust 4 anything 8 unjust 5 more 8 unjust 6 cruel 8 unjust 7 and 8 unjust 8 unjust 9 than 8 unjust 11 conduct 10 this 11 conduct 11 conduct 12 ? 11 conduct 13 for 11 conduct 15 was 11 conduct 16 not 14 it 15 was 16 not 20 fault 17 the 18 prince 18 prince 20 fault 19 's 20 fault 20 fault 25 clever 20 fault 26 . 21 that 22 he 22 he 23 was 23 was 25 clever 24 so 25 clever the cruel fairy had made him so . 1 the 3 fairy 2 cruel 3 fairy 3 fairy 6 him 4 had 5 made 5 made 6 him 6 him 7 so 6 him 8 . 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 2 you 15 know 3 are 4 clever 3 are 11 not 3 are 14 people 4 clever 5 , 4 clever 8 find 4 clever 10 best 6 you 8 find 7 will 8 find 8 find 9 it 11 not 12 to 11 not 13 let 15 know 16 it 15 know 23 you 15 know 24 . 17 if 19 want 17 if 22 like 17 if 23 you 18 you 19 want 19 want 20 them 19 want 21 to well , here was the prince in a pretty plight . 1 well 2 , 1 well 3 here 3 here 10 plight 4 was 10 plight 5 the 6 prince 6 prince 10 plight 7 in 10 plight 8 a 10 plight 9 pretty 10 plight 10 plight 11 . [[] [illustration] [:] [chapter] [five] []] [chapter] [v] [.] what [prince] [prigio] [found] [in] the [garret] [.] 1 what 6 the but [in] [the] [dusk] [the] [prince] [saw] [a] [heap] [of] all [sorts] [of] [things] [lying] [on] the [floor] [and] [on] the table . 1 but 11 all 11 all 17 the 17 the 22 table 21 the 22 table 22 table 23 . 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 3 two 4 caps 4 caps 5 ; 4 caps 7 put 4 caps 10 an 4 caps 12 , 4 caps 16 cap 6 he 7 put 7 put 8 one 7 put 9 on 10 an 11 old 13 grey 14 , 13 grey 16 cap 15 ugly 16 cap 16 cap 19 , 16 cap 20 made 16 cap 21 of 16 cap 22 felt 16 cap 23 . 17 it 18 was 17 it 19 , there was a pair of boots ; and he kicked off his slippers , and got into them . 1 there 2 was 1 there 3 a 3 a 4 pair 4 pair 5 of 4 pair 6 boots 4 pair 13 slippers 7 ; 10 kicked 8 and 10 kicked 9 he 10 kicked 10 kicked 11 off 10 kicked 12 his 10 kicked 13 slippers 13 slippers 15 and 13 slippers 16 got 13 slippers 17 into 13 slippers 18 them 13 slippers 19 . 14 , 15 and they were a good deal worn , but fitted as if they had been made for him . 1 they 2 were 1 they 9 fitted 3 a 5 deal 4 good 5 deal 5 deal 9 fitted 6 worn 9 fitted 7 , 8 but 8 but 9 fitted 9 fitted 11 if 9 fitted 12 they 9 fitted 14 been 9 fitted 15 made 9 fitted 16 for 9 fitted 17 him 10 as 11 if 13 had 14 been 17 him 18 . then he ran downstairs , and walked out of the hall door . 1 then 2 he 1 then 4 downstairs 3 ran 4 downstairs 4 downstairs 5 , 4 downstairs 6 and 4 downstairs 7 walked 4 downstairs 12 door 8 out 9 of 8 out 11 hall 10 the 11 hall 11 hall 12 door 12 door 13 . [[] [illustration] [:] [chapter] [six] []] [chapter] [vi] [.] what [happened] to [prince] [prigio] [in] [town] 1 what 3 to [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 3 then 4 , but this , of course , the prince did not know . 1 but 2 this 1 but 9 did 3 , 5 course 4 of 5 course 5 course 6 , 5 course 9 did 7 the 8 prince 8 prince 9 did 9 did 10 not 9 did 11 know 11 know 12 . 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 7 seven-league 2 you 7 seven-league 3 should 4 be 3 should 7 seven-league 5 told 6 that 5 told 7 seven-league 7 seven-league 8 boots 7 seven-league 12 prodigious 9 only 12 prodigious 10 take 12 prodigious 11 those 12 prodigious 12 prodigious 13 steps 12 prodigious 14 when 12 prodigious 15 you 12 prodigious 16 say 12 prodigious 17 you 12 prodigious 18 want 18 want 19 to 18 want 20 go 18 want 23 distance 21 a 23 distance 22 long 23 distance 23 distance 24 . otherwise they would be very inconvenient when you only want to cross the room , for example . 1 otherwise 6 inconvenient 2 they 6 inconvenient 3 would 6 inconvenient 4 be 6 inconvenient 5 very 6 inconvenient 6 inconvenient 7 when 6 inconvenient 8 you 6 inconvenient 9 only 6 inconvenient 10 want 6 inconvenient 12 cross 10 want 11 to 12 cross 17 example 13 the 14 room 14 room 15 , 14 room 17 example 16 for 17 example 17 example 18 . perhaps this has not been explained to you by your governess ? 1 perhaps 3 has 2 this 3 has 3 has 5 been 4 not 5 been 5 been 11 governess 6 explained 7 to 6 explained 11 governess 8 you 11 governess 9 by 11 governess 10 your 11 governess 11 governess 12 ? well , the [prince] [walked] [into] ["] [the] [bear] , ["] and it [seemed] [odd] [to] [him] [that] [nobody] took [any] [notice] [of] him . 1 well 2 , 1 well 10 , 2 , 3 the 10 , 12 and 12 and 13 it 12 and 20 took 20 took 24 him 24 him 25 . he was so puzzled by not being attended to as usual , that he quite forgot to take off his cap . 1 he 2 was 1 he 16 forgot 2 was 4 puzzled 3 so 4 puzzled 4 puzzled 5 by 4 puzzled 8 attended 6 not 8 attended 7 being 8 attended 8 attended 9 to 8 attended 11 usual 10 as 11 usual 11 usual 12 , 11 usual 16 forgot 13 that 16 forgot 14 he 16 forgot 15 quite 16 forgot 16 forgot 21 cap 16 forgot 22 . 17 to 18 take 18 take 21 cap 19 off 21 cap 20 his 21 cap [[] [illustration] [:] [page] [@number@] []] at first he thought they were too busy , but presently another explanation occurred to him . 1 at 2 first 2 first 4 thought 3 he 4 thought 4 thought 14 occurred 5 they 6 were 6 were 8 busy 7 too 8 busy 8 busy 13 explanation 9 , 10 but 10 but 11 presently 11 presently 13 explanation 12 another 13 explanation 13 explanation 14 occurred 14 occurred 15 to 14 occurred 16 him 16 him 17 . well , [i] don't mean to starve in the midst of plenty , anyhow ; here goes ! " 1 well 2 , 1 well 14 anyhow 4 don't 5 mean 5 mean 7 starve 6 to 7 starve 7 starve 10 midst 7 starve 12 plenty 8 in 10 midst 9 the 10 midst 10 midst 11 of 12 plenty 14 anyhow 13 , 14 anyhow 14 anyhow 15 ; 14 anyhow 17 goes 14 anyhow 19 " 16 here 17 goes 18 ! 19 " 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 1 the 9 table 3 rose 6 went 3 rose 9 table 4 , 5 and 5 and 6 went 6 went 7 to 8 the 9 table 9 table 12 midst 9 table 20 roast 10 in 12 midst 11 the 12 midst 12 midst 13 of 14 the 15 room 15 room 16 , 15 room 17 where 15 room 20 roast 18 a 19 huge 19 huge 20 roast 20 roast 21 turkey 20 roast 23 just 20 roast 24 been 20 roast 25 placed 20 roast 26 . 21 turkey 22 had he then went back to a table in a corner , where he dined very well , nobody taking any notice of him . 1 he 14 dined 2 then 3 went 3 went 4 back 3 went 5 to 3 went 14 dined 6 a 10 corner 7 table 10 corner 8 in 10 corner 9 a 10 corner 10 corner 14 dined 11 , 14 dined 12 where 14 dined 13 he 14 dined 14 dined 15 very 14 dined 16 well 14 dined 18 nobody 14 dined 19 taking 16 well 17 , 19 taking 21 notice 20 any 21 notice 21 notice 22 of 21 notice 23 him 23 him 24 . when he had finished , he sat watching the other people dining , and smoking his cigarette . 1 when 4 finished 2 he 3 had 3 had 4 finished 4 finished 7 sat 5 , 6 he 6 he 7 sat 7 sat 12 dining 8 watching 12 dining 9 the 12 dining 10 other 11 people 11 people 12 dining 12 dining 13 , 12 dining 17 cigarette 14 and 17 cigarette 15 smoking 17 cigarette 16 his 17 cigarette 17 cigarette 18 . 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 2 these 3 words 3 words 4 , 3 words 6 officer 5 the 6 officer 6 officer 7 sat 6 officer 9 suddenly 6 officer 10 in 6 officer 12 prince 7 sat 8 down 11 the 12 prince 12 prince 14 lap 13 's 14 lap 14 lap 15 , 14 lap 16 as 14 lap 19 did 14 lap 24 all 14 lap 25 . 16 as 17 if 16 as 18 he 19 did 20 not 19 did 21 see 21 see 22 him 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 2 was 1 he 16 pushed 3 a 4 heavy 3 a 5 man 5 man 11 enraged 6 , 11 enraged 7 and 8 the 8 the 9 prince 9 prince 11 enraged 10 , 11 enraged 11 enraged 12 at 11 enraged 14 insult 11 enraged 16 pushed 12 at 13 the 15 , 16 pushed 16 pushed 17 him 16 pushed 18 away 16 pushed 20 jumped 19 and 20 jumped 20 jumped 23 feet 21 to 23 feet 22 his 23 feet 23 feet 24 . as he did so , his cap dropped off . 1 as 2 he 2 he 3 did 2 he 6 his 3 did 4 so 5 , 6 his 6 his 7 cap 6 his 10 . 7 cap 8 dropped 8 dropped 9 off the officer fell on his knees at once , crying : 1 the 2 officer 2 officer 6 knees 3 fell 6 knees 4 on 6 knees 5 his 6 knees 6 knees 8 once 6 knees 9 , 6 knees 10 crying 7 at 8 once 10 crying 11 : " pardon , my prince , pardon ! 1 " 7 pardon 2 pardon 3 , 2 pardon 4 my 2 pardon 5 prince 2 pardon 6 , 2 pardon 7 pardon 7 pardon 8 ! i never saw you ! " 1 i 2 never 1 i 4 you 2 never 3 saw 4 you 6 " 5 ! 6 " this was more than the prince could be expected to believe . 1 this 2 was 2 was 4 than 3 more 4 than 4 than 9 expected 4 than 12 . 5 the 6 prince 6 prince 9 expected 7 could 8 be 8 be 9 expected 9 expected 10 to 9 expected 11 believe " nonsense ! 1 " 2 nonsense 2 nonsense 3 ! [count] [frederick] [von] [matterhorn] [,] ["] [he] [said] [;] ["] [you] [must] [be] [intoxicated] [.] sir ! you have insulted your prince and your superior officer . 1 sir 5 insulted 2 ! 5 insulted 3 you 5 insulted 4 have 5 insulted 5 insulted 6 your 5 insulted 7 prince 5 insulted 8 and 5 insulted 9 your 5 insulted 10 superior 10 superior 11 officer 10 superior 12 . consider yourself under arrest ! 1 consider 4 arrest 2 yourself 4 arrest 3 under 4 arrest 4 arrest 5 ! you shall be sent to a prison to-morrow . " 1 you 2 shall 2 shall 3 be 2 shall 8 to-morrow 4 sent 5 to 4 sent 7 prison 6 a 7 prison 7 prison 8 to-morrow 8 to-morrow 10 " 9 . 10 " on this , the poor officer appealed piteously to everybody in the tavern . 1 on 7 appealed 2 this 3 , 2 this 7 appealed 4 the 7 appealed 5 poor 7 appealed 6 officer 7 appealed 7 appealed 13 tavern 8 piteously 9 to 8 piteously 10 everybody 8 piteously 11 in 8 piteously 13 tavern 12 the 13 tavern 13 tavern 14 . " it is a disgraceful conspiracy , " he said . 1 " 10 said 2 it 6 conspiracy 3 is 6 conspiracy 4 a 6 conspiracy 5 disgraceful 6 conspiracy 6 conspiracy 7 , 6 conspiracy 8 " 6 conspiracy 9 he 6 conspiracy 10 said 10 said 11 . " the [king] [shall] [answer] [for] [this] [!] 1 " 2 the i shall write to the newspapers at once ! " 1 i 2 shall 2 shall 6 newspapers 3 write 4 to 3 write 6 newspapers 5 the 6 newspapers 6 newspapers 8 once 6 newspapers 9 ! 7 at 8 once 9 ! 10 " he was not put in a better temper by the way in which people hustled him in the street . 1 he 2 was 1 he 4 put 2 was 3 not 4 put 5 in 5 in 15 hustled 6 a 8 temper 7 better 8 temper 8 temper 9 by 9 by 15 hustled 10 the 15 hustled 11 way 15 hustled 12 in 15 hustled 13 which 15 hustled 14 people 15 hustled 15 hustled 16 him 15 hustled 17 in 15 hustled 19 street 18 the 19 street 19 street 20 . in one of these encounters , the prince pushed so hard against a poor old beggar woman that she fell down . 1 in 5 encounters 2 one 5 encounters 3 of 5 encounters 4 these 5 encounters 5 encounters 6 , 5 encounters 8 prince 5 encounters 9 pushed 5 encounters 10 so 5 encounters 11 hard 7 the 8 prince 11 hard 16 beggar 12 against 16 beggar 13 a 16 beggar 14 poor 15 old 14 poor 16 beggar 16 beggar 17 woman 16 beggar 18 that 16 beggar 20 fell 19 she 20 fell 20 fell 21 down 20 fell 22 . overcome with surprise , he thrust the money into the woman 's hand , and put on his cap again . 1 overcome 2 with 1 overcome 6 thrust 3 surprise 6 thrust 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 thrust 6 thrust 7 the 6 thrust 8 money 6 thrust 9 into 6 thrust 11 woman 6 thrust 12 's 6 thrust 13 hand 6 thrust 18 his 9 into 10 the 13 hand 15 and 14 , 15 and 16 put 17 on 16 put 18 his 18 his 19 cap 19 cap 20 again 20 again 21 . [[] [illustration] [:] [page] [@number@] []] things are not as they appear [.] ["] 1 things 2 are 1 things 5 they 2 are 3 not 4 as 5 they 5 they 6 appear a great ball was going on ; but , as usual , nobody took any notice of the prince . 1 a 2 great 1 a 3 ball 3 ball 5 going 3 ball 7 ; 4 was 5 going 5 going 6 on 7 ; 8 but 8 but 16 notice 9 , 10 as 10 as 11 usual 11 usual 12 , 11 usual 16 notice 13 nobody 16 notice 14 took 16 notice 15 any 16 notice 16 notice 17 of 16 notice 19 prince 16 notice 20 . 18 the 19 prince he walked among the guests , being careful not to jostle them , and listening to their conversation . 1 he 2 walked 2 walked 5 guests 3 among 4 the 3 among 5 guests 5 guests 11 jostle 6 , 11 jostle 7 being 11 jostle 8 careful 11 jostle 9 not 11 jostle 10 to 11 jostle 11 jostle 12 them 11 jostle 13 , 11 jostle 14 and 11 jostle 15 listening 11 jostle 16 to 11 jostle 17 their 17 their 18 conversation 18 conversation 19 . it was all about [himself] [!] 1 it 2 was 1 it 3 all 3 all 4 about everyone had heard of his disgrace , and almost everyone cried " serve him right ! " 1 everyone 3 heard 1 everyone 6 disgrace 1 everyone 13 serve 2 had 3 heard 3 heard 4 of 5 his 6 disgrace 6 disgrace 9 almost 6 disgrace 10 everyone 6 disgrace 11 cried 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 almost 12 " 13 serve 13 serve 14 him 13 serve 15 right 13 serve 16 ! 16 ! 17 " yes , one had ! 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 5 ! 2 , 3 one 3 one 4 had it was the pretty lady of the carriage . 1 it 2 was 2 was 8 carriage 3 the 8 carriage 4 pretty 5 lady 5 lady 8 carriage 6 of 8 carriage 7 the 8 carriage 8 carriage 9 . i never could tell you how pretty she was . 1 i 2 never 1 i 4 tell 3 could 4 tell 4 tell 5 you 4 tell 6 how 6 how 7 pretty 6 how 8 she 8 she 9 was 9 was 10 . the prince first thought how nice and good she looked , even before he thought how pretty she looked . 1 the 2 prince 1 the 3 first 3 first 4 thought 3 first 15 thought 4 thought 6 nice 5 how 6 nice 6 nice 7 and 6 nice 11 , 6 nice 12 even 8 good 11 , 9 she 10 looked 10 looked 11 , 13 before 14 he 14 he 15 thought 15 thought 17 pretty 15 thought 18 she 16 how 17 pretty 18 she 19 looked 19 looked 20 . she stood up [for] [prince] [prigio] [when] her [partner] would [speak] [ill] [of] him . 1 she 2 stood 1 she 8 her 2 stood 3 up 8 her 15 . 10 would 14 him 14 him 15 . " and , [then] [,] [think] how [hard] [they] [made] [him] [work] [at] [school] ! 1 " 3 , 1 " 7 how 2 and 3 , 7 how 15 ! and now [he] [is] [minister] [for] [education] , [though] [he] [can't] [do] a [line] [of] [greek] [prose] ! " 1 and 2 now 2 now 8 , 8 , 19 " 13 a 18 ! 18 ! 19 " 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 3 blushed 5 this 3 blushed 6 , 3 blushed 7 for 3 blushed 9 knew 8 he 9 knew 9 knew 15 honourable 10 his 11 conduct 11 conduct 14 been 11 conduct 15 honourable 12 had 13 not 12 had 14 been 15 honourable 16 . you see he was so clever ! 1 you 2 see 1 you 6 clever 2 see 3 he 4 was 6 clever 5 so 6 clever 6 clever 7 ! he had read about those things in historical books : but now he believed in them . 1 he 2 had 2 had 8 historical 3 read 8 historical 4 about 8 historical 5 those 8 historical 6 things 8 historical 7 in 8 historical 8 historical 9 books 8 historical 10 : 8 historical 11 but 8 historical 12 now 8 historical 13 he 8 historical 14 believed 14 believed 15 in 14 believed 16 them 16 them 17 . [[] [illustration] [:] [chapter] [seven] []] [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 3 how 1 ah 5 wished 4 he 5 wished 5 wished 6 he 5 wished 8 only 5 wished 16 dance 6 he 7 was 7 was 8 only 9 in 10 evening 10 evening 16 dance 11 dress 12 , 11 dress 16 dance 13 that 15 might 14 he 15 might 15 might 16 dance 16 dance 17 with 16 dance 18 the 16 dance 19 charming 16 dance 22 . 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 2 there 4 was 3 he 4 was 4 was 6 dressed 5 , 6 dressed 6 dressed 8 as 7 just 8 as 8 as 9 if 9 if 10 he 9 if 11 were 9 if 18 anyone 12 going 13 out 12 going 14 to 14 to 15 hunt 15 hunt 18 anyone 16 , 17 if 17 if 18 anyone 18 anyone 19 could 18 anyone 21 seen 20 have 21 seen 21 seen 22 him 22 him 23 . so , even if he took off his cap of darkness , and became visible , he was no figure for a ball . 1 so 3 even 2 , 3 even 3 even 4 if 3 even 9 cap 5 he 6 took 6 took 9 cap 7 off 9 cap 8 his 9 cap 9 cap 11 darkness 9 cap 13 and 9 cap 15 visible 10 of 11 darkness 12 , 13 and 14 became 15 visible 15 visible 18 was 15 visible 19 no 15 visible 20 figure 15 visible 24 . 16 , 17 he 17 he 18 was 20 figure 23 ball 21 for 22 a 22 a 23 ball once he would not have cared , but now he cared very much indeed . 1 once 11 cared 2 he 11 cared 3 would 4 not 3 would 5 have 5 have 11 cared 6 cared 8 but 6 cared 9 now 6 cared 11 cared 7 , 8 but 10 he 11 cared 11 cared 14 indeed 12 very 13 much 12 very 14 indeed 14 indeed 15 . but the prince was not clever for nothing . 1 but 8 nothing 2 the 3 prince 3 prince 6 clever 3 prince 8 nothing 4 was 6 clever 5 not 6 clever 7 for 8 nothing 8 nothing 9 . he struck a light with a flint and steel , lit a torch , and ran upstairs to the garret . 1 he 2 struck 2 struck 7 flint 3 a 4 light 4 light 7 flint 5 with 6 a 5 with 7 flint 7 flint 9 steel 8 and 9 steel 9 steel 13 torch 9 steel 21 . 10 , 11 lit 11 lit 13 torch 12 a 13 torch 13 torch 14 , 13 torch 17 upstairs 15 and 16 ran 16 ran 17 upstairs 17 upstairs 20 garret 18 to 20 garret 19 the 20 garret was there [yes] [,] [there] [was] [another] [cap] [!] 1 was 2 there there it lay , a handsome green one with a red feather . 1 there 3 lay 1 there 5 a 2 it 3 lay 3 lay 4 , 5 a 12 feather 6 handsome 12 feather 7 green 12 feather 8 one 12 feather 9 with 12 feather 10 a 12 feather 11 red 12 feather 12 feather 13 . the prince pulled off the cap of darkness , put on the other , and said : 1 the 2 prince 2 prince 3 pulled 2 prince 17 : 3 pulled 6 cap 4 off 6 cap 5 the 6 cap 6 cap 8 darkness 6 cap 9 , 6 cap 10 put 6 cap 13 other 6 cap 15 and 7 of 8 darkness 10 put 11 on 11 on 12 the 14 , 15 and 16 said 17 : " [i] [wish] [i] [were] [dressed] [in] [my] [best] [suit] [of] [white] and [gold] , [with] [the] [royal] [pantouflia] [diamonds] ! " 1 " 15 , 1 " 21 ! 13 and 15 , 21 ! 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 2 threw 2 threw 3 down 2 threw 5 wishing 3 down 4 the 5 wishing 13 cap 12 the 13 cap 13 cap 15 darkness 14 of 15 darkness 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 2 he 2 he 3 was 2 he 16 seven-league 3 was 4 only 4 only 5 three 5 three 6 steps 6 steps 7 nearer 7 nearer 8 it 7 nearer 9 than 10 he 16 seven-league 11 had 12 been 12 been 16 seven-league 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 the 15 the 16 seven-league 16 seven-league 17 boots 16 seven-league 18 were 16 seven-league 19 standing 16 seven-league 20 beside 16 seven-league 22 on 20 beside 21 him 22 on 24 floor 22 on 25 ! 23 the 24 floor that 's mathematics ! " 1 that 3 mathematics 2 's 3 mathematics 3 mathematics 4 ! 4 ! 5 " 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 11 found 11 found 12 a he went to his own room , took a portmanteau in his hand , sat down on the carpet , and said : 1 he 2 went 2 went 3 to 2 went 16 down 4 his 10 portmanteau 5 own 10 portmanteau 6 room 10 portmanteau 7 , 10 portmanteau 8 took 10 portmanteau 9 a 10 portmanteau 10 portmanteau 11 in 10 portmanteau 12 his 10 portmanteau 13 hand 10 portmanteau 14 , 10 portmanteau 15 sat 10 portmanteau 16 down 16 down 19 carpet 17 on 19 carpet 18 the 19 carpet 19 carpet 23 : 20 , 21 and 20 , 22 said 22 said 23 : " [i] [wish] [i] [were] [in] [gluckstein] . " 1 " 9 " 8 . 9 " [[] [illustration] [:] [page] [@number@] []] everybody [made] [place] [for] [him] [,] [bowing] [down] [to] [the] [ground] [,] [and] [the] [loyal] [band] [struck] [up] [the] [prince] 's [march] [:] 1 everybody 21 's heaven [bless] [our] [prince] [prigio] ! 1 heaven 6 ! what is there he doesn't know ? 1 what 2 is 1 what 7 ? 2 is 3 there 4 he 5 doesn't 5 doesn't 6 know 5 doesn't 7 ? [greek] [,] [swiss] [,] [german] [(] [high] [and] [low] [)] [,] [and] [the] [names] [of] [the] [mountains] [in] [mexico] [,] [heaven] [bless] [the] [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 2 used 6 fond 5 very 6 fond 6 fond 7 of 6 fond 9 march 6 fond 15 people 6 fond 16 even 7 of 8 this 9 march 10 , 9 march 13 words 10 , 11 and 12 the 13 words 14 some 15 people 16 even 22 himself 17 said 22 himself 18 he 19 had 18 he 22 himself 20 made 21 them 20 made 22 himself 22 himself 23 . but now , somehow , he didn't much like it . 1 but 2 now 1 but 4 somehow 3 , 4 somehow 4 somehow 7 didn't 4 somehow 10 it 5 , 6 he 6 he 7 didn't 7 didn't 8 much 7 didn't 9 like 10 it 11 . she was the daughter [of] [the] [new] [english] [ambassador] , and her [name] [was] [lady] [rosalind] [.] 1 she 2 was 1 she 12 her 2 was 3 the 4 daughter 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 her however , it was impossible to refuse , and so she danced with the prince , and he danced very well . 1 however 2 , 1 however 7 refuse 3 it 5 impossible 4 was 5 impossible 5 impossible 6 to 5 impossible 7 refuse 7 refuse 8 , 7 refuse 10 so 7 refuse 12 danced 7 refuse 19 danced 7 refuse 22 . 8 , 9 and 11 she 12 danced 12 danced 13 with 12 danced 15 prince 14 the 15 prince 16 , 17 and 17 and 19 danced 18 he 19 danced 19 danced 21 well 20 very 21 well and the prince said : 1 and 2 the 2 the 3 prince 3 prince 5 : 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 2 , 3 even 3 even 6 person 4 a 6 person 5 clever 6 person 6 person 12 likes 6 person 22 himself 7 can 8 be 7 can 12 likes 9 nice 12 likes 10 when 11 he 11 he 12 likes 12 likes 13 above 13 above 14 all 14 all 21 about 15 , 17 he 16 when 17 he 17 he 20 thinking 18 is 19 not 19 not 20 thinking 20 thinking 21 about 22 himself 23 . 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 6 the 6 the 13 end 13 end 16 of 15 one 16 of [[] [illustration] [:] [page] [@number@] []] [[] [illustration] [:] [chapter] [eight] []] [chapter] [viii] [.] [the] [prince] [is] [puzzled] [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 2 was 1 it 22 to 2 was 14 and 5 , 6 and 5 , 7 he 5 , 14 and 7 he 8 had 8 had 10 to 10 to 11 bring " first , " he said , " where is [the] [firedrake] ? " 1 " 4 " 2 first 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 6 said 5 he 6 said 6 said 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 where 9 where 10 is 9 where 13 ? 13 ? 14 " he reflected for a little , and then ran upstairs to the garret . 1 he 2 reflected 2 reflected 5 little 2 reflected 8 then 3 for 4 a 4 a 5 little 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 then 8 then 9 ran 9 ran 10 upstairs 10 upstairs 13 garret 11 to 13 garret 12 the 13 garret 13 garret 14 . 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 26 . 2 , 16 the 4 had 5 found 5 found 15 in 15 in 16 the [prigio] ['s] [first] [idea] [was] [to] [look] [at] [his] [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 5 glass 3 clapped 6 to 3 clapped 7 his 3 clapped 8 eye 4 the 5 glass 8 eye 9 , 8 eye 10 stared 10 stared 13 window 11 out 12 of 11 out 13 window 13 window 15 and 13 window 17 , 13 window 18 sure 13 window 20 , 13 window 22 saw 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 there 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 1 he 17 volcano 3 floating 9 molten 4 about 9 molten 5 in 9 molten 6 a 9 molten 7 sea 9 molten 8 of 9 molten 9 molten 10 lava 10 lava 11 , 10 lava 12 on 10 lava 14 top 13 the 14 top 14 top 15 of 14 top 17 volcano 16 a 17 volcano 17 volcano 18 . [[] [illustration] [:] [page] [@number@] []] the prince did [not] [like] [the] [looks] [of] [him] . 1 the 2 prince 2 prince 3 did 3 did 10 . poor little [alphonso] ! [poor] [enrico] [!] [what] [plucky] [fellows] [they] [were] [!] 1 poor 2 little 1 poor 4 ! how horrid being too clever makes one ! 1 how 2 horrid 2 horrid 3 being 2 horrid 5 clever 2 horrid 6 makes 2 horrid 8 ! 4 too 5 clever 6 makes 7 one and now , what [am] [i] to do ? " 1 and 2 now 2 now 3 , 2 now 4 what 4 what 8 do 4 what 9 ? 7 to 8 do 9 ? 10 " what was he to do , indeed ? 1 what 2 was 1 what 3 he 1 what 5 do 1 what 8 ? 4 to 5 do 5 do 7 indeed 6 , 7 indeed and what would you have done ? 1 and 2 what 2 what 3 would 2 what 7 ? 3 would 5 have 4 you 5 have 5 have 6 done bring the horns and tail he must , or perish in the adventure . 1 bring 3 horns 2 the 3 horns 3 horns 4 and 3 horns 5 tail 5 tail 10 perish 6 he 10 perish 7 must 10 perish 8 , 10 perish 9 or 10 perish 10 perish 11 in 10 perish 13 adventure 10 perish 14 . 11 in 12 the otherwise , how could he meet his lady ? why , she would think him a mere braggart . 1 otherwise 3 how 1 otherwise 5 he 1 otherwise 6 meet 1 otherwise 13 would 2 , 3 how 3 how 4 could 6 meet 7 his 6 meet 8 lady 6 meet 9 ? 6 meet 10 why 10 why 11 , 12 she 13 would 13 would 18 braggart 14 think 18 braggart 15 him 18 braggart 16 a 18 braggart 17 mere 18 braggart 18 braggart 19 . 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 3 sat 2 prince 10 ; 3 sat 4 down 3 sat 6 and 3 sat 7 thought 3 sat 8 and 3 sat 9 thought 5 , 6 and 10 ; 11 and 10 ; 22 noon 11 and 12 the 12 the 13 day 13 day 14 went 13 day 22 noon 14 went 15 on 14 went 17 and 16 , 17 and 18 it 19 was 19 was 22 noon 20 now 22 noon 21 high 22 noon 22 noon 23 . 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 2 last 4 jumped 3 he 4 jumped 4 jumped 5 up 4 jumped 10 library 6 and 7 rushed 7 rushed 10 library 8 into 10 library 9 the 10 library 10 library 11 , 10 library 12 a 10 library 13 room 10 library 14 where 10 library 15 nobody 15 nobody 16 ever 15 nobody 18 except 17 went 18 except 18 except 19 himself 18 except 22 queen 18 except 23 . 19 himself 20 and 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 2 that 1 in 24 . 2 that 18 would 4 , 8 he 4 , 12 he 8 he 9 would 9 would 10 find 12 he 18 would 18 would 19 be 19 be 21 use 20 of 21 use 21 use 22 to and he did ! so you see that cleverness , and minding your book , have some advantages , after all . 1 and 12 minding 2 he 3 did 3 did 4 ! 3 did 5 so 3 did 7 see 6 you 7 see 7 see 12 minding 8 that 12 minding 9 cleverness 10 , 9 cleverness 11 and 9 cleverness 12 minding 12 minding 13 your 12 minding 14 book 12 minding 16 have 12 minding 17 some 12 minding 18 advantages 14 book 15 , 18 advantages 19 , 18 advantages 20 after 18 advantages 21 all 18 advantages 22 . then [he] [seized] [the] [ivory] [glass] , [clapped] it [to] [his] [eye] , and [looked] [for] the [remora] [.] 1 then 7 , 1 then 17 the 7 , 9 it 13 , 14 and 14 and 17 the [[] [illustration] [:] [page] [@number@] []] never you fight , if you can help it , except with plenty of food to keep you going and in good heart . 1 never 11 except 2 you 3 fight 3 fight 8 help 3 fight 11 except 4 , 5 if 5 if 6 you 5 if 7 can 7 can 8 help 8 help 9 it 10 , 11 except 11 except 13 plenty 12 with 13 plenty 13 plenty 14 of 13 plenty 15 food 13 plenty 19 going 13 plenty 20 and 13 plenty 21 in 13 plenty 22 good 15 food 17 keep 16 to 17 keep 18 you 19 going 22 good 23 heart 23 heart 24 . then [off] [he] [flew] , and soon [he] [reached] the [volcano] of the [firedrake] [.] 1 then 5 , 1 then 10 the 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 soon 10 the 12 of 12 of 13 the [[] [illustration] [:] [chapter] [nine] []] [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 3 stones 2 burning 3 stones 3 stones 9 volcano 4 were 9 volcano 5 tossed 9 volcano 6 up 9 volcano 7 by 9 volcano 8 the 9 volcano 9 volcano 10 , 9 volcano 11 and 9 volcano 12 nearly 9 volcano 13 hit 9 volcano 14 him 9 volcano 15 several 9 volcano 17 . 15 several 16 times the [garden-engine] of [poor] [little] [alphonso] [was] [lying] [in] the [valley] [,] [all] [broken] [and] [useless] [.] 1 the 3 of 3 of 10 the " hi ! " shouted the prince . 1 " 2 hi 2 hi 3 ! 2 hi 5 shouted 2 hi 7 prince 3 ! 4 " 6 the 7 prince 7 prince 8 . " who 's there ? " he said in a hoarse , angry voice . 1 " 8 said 2 who 3 's 2 who 4 there 2 who 5 ? 5 ? 6 " 5 ? 7 he 5 ? 8 said 8 said 11 hoarse 8 said 15 . 9 in 11 hoarse 10 a 11 hoarse 11 hoarse 12 , 11 hoarse 13 angry 11 hoarse 14 voice " just let me get at you ! " 1 " 7 you 1 " 8 ! 2 just 3 let 3 let 4 me 3 let 5 get 3 let 7 you 5 get 6 at 8 ! 9 " " it 's me , " answered the prince . 1 " 7 answered 2 it 3 's 2 it 4 me 4 me 5 , 5 , 7 answered 6 " 7 answered 7 answered 9 prince 7 answered 10 . 8 the 9 prince it was the first time he had forgotten his grammar , but he was terribly excited . 1 it 2 was 2 was 16 excited 3 the 4 first 4 first 5 time 4 first 10 grammar 5 time 6 he 7 had 8 forgotten 8 forgotten 10 grammar 9 his 10 grammar 10 grammar 12 but 10 grammar 15 terribly 10 grammar 16 excited 11 , 12 but 13 he 15 terribly 14 was 15 terribly 16 excited 17 . " what do you want ? " grunted the beast . 1 " 8 grunted 2 what 3 do 3 do 4 you 3 do 5 want 5 want 8 grunted 6 ? 7 " 7 " 8 grunted 8 grunted 10 beast 8 grunted 11 . 9 the 10 beast " hi ! " 1 " 2 hi 2 hi 3 ! 3 ! 4 " " well , " [grunted] [the] [firedrake] , " what 's the matter ? 1 " 2 well 2 well 3 , 2 well 8 , 3 , 4 " 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 what 10 what 13 matter 11 's 13 matter 12 the 13 matter 13 matter 14 ? why can't you give a civil answer to a civil question ? " 1 why 10 civil 1 why 12 ? 2 can't 10 civil 3 you 4 give 4 give 10 civil 5 a 10 civil 6 civil 10 civil 7 answer 10 civil 8 to 10 civil 9 a 10 civil 10 civil 11 question 12 ? 13 " " will you go [back] [to] [your] [hole] and [swear] , [on] [your] [honour] as [a] [firedrake] , to [listen] [quietly] ? " 1 " 3 you 1 " 18 , 2 will 3 you 3 you 4 go 4 go 9 and 9 and 15 as 11 , 15 as 18 , 23 " 19 to 22 ? 22 ? 23 " " on my sacred word of honour , " said the beast , casually scorching an eagle that flew by into ashes . 1 " 14 casually 2 on 7 honour 3 my 7 honour 4 sacred 5 word 4 sacred 6 of 4 sacred 7 honour 7 honour 12 beast 8 , 10 said 9 " 10 said 10 said 12 beast 11 the 12 beast 12 beast 14 casually 13 , 14 casually 14 casually 15 scorching 14 casually 16 an 14 casually 17 eagle 14 casually 18 that 14 casually 19 flew 14 casually 20 by 20 by 22 ashes 21 into 22 ashes 22 ashes 23 . the cinders fell , jingling and crackling , round the prince in a little shower . 1 the 11 prince 2 cinders 5 jingling 3 fell 5 jingling 4 , 5 jingling 5 jingling 6 and 5 jingling 7 crackling 5 jingling 9 round 5 jingling 11 prince 7 crackling 8 , 10 the 11 prince 11 prince 15 shower 12 in 15 shower 13 a 15 shower 14 little 15 shower 15 shower 16 . then [the] [firedrake] [dived] [back] , with an awful [splash] [of] [flame] , and the [mountain] [roared] [round] [him] [.] 1 then 6 , 1 then 15 the 6 , 7 with 7 with 8 an 8 an 9 awful 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 the the prince now flew high above him , and cried : 1 the 2 prince 2 prince 3 now 2 prince 4 flew 2 prince 11 : 4 flew 6 above 5 high 6 above 7 him 11 : 8 , 9 and 8 , 10 cried 10 cried 11 : " [a] [message] [from] the [remora] [.] 1 " 5 the he says you are afraid to fight him . " 1 he 2 says 2 says 4 are 3 you 4 are 4 are 5 afraid 5 afraid 7 fight 5 afraid 8 him 6 to 7 fight 8 him 9 . 9 . 10 " " don't know him , " [grunted] [the] [firedrake] [.] 1 " 2 don't 2 don't 3 know 3 know 6 " 4 him 5 , 5 , 6 " then he dropped his own glove into the fiery lake . 1 then 2 he 1 then 6 glove 3 dropped 6 glove 4 his 5 own 5 own 6 glove 6 glove 7 into 6 glove 9 fiery 6 glove 10 lake 6 glove 11 . 7 into 8 the " does he ? " [yelled] [the] [firedrake] [.] 1 " 5 " 2 does 3 he 2 does 4 ? 4 ? 5 " " [just] [let] [me] [get] [at] [him] ! " [and] he [scrambled] [out] , all [red-hot] as he was . 1 " 8 ! 8 ! 9 " 8 ! 11 he 11 he 19 was 14 , 15 all 14 , 18 he 17 as 18 he 18 he 19 was 19 was 20 . [[] [illustration] [:] [chapter] [ten] []] [chapter] [x] [.] [the] [prince] [and] [the] [remora] if he had been too warm before , the prince was too cold now . 1 if 3 had 2 he 3 had 3 had 4 been 4 been 5 too 5 too 6 warm 6 warm 7 before 6 warm 8 , 6 warm 10 prince 6 warm 13 cold 9 the 10 prince 11 was 12 too 12 too 13 cold 13 cold 14 now 14 now 15 . the prince felt his blood stand still , and he grew faint ; but he took heart , for there was no time to waste . 1 the 2 prince 2 prince 3 felt 3 felt 17 heart 4 his 17 heart 5 blood 6 stand 6 stand 7 still 6 stand 12 faint 8 , 9 and 9 and 11 grew 10 he 11 grew 11 grew 12 faint 12 faint 13 ; 12 faint 16 took 12 faint 17 heart 13 ; 14 but 14 but 15 he 15 he 16 took 17 heart 18 , 17 heart 19 for 17 heart 21 was 17 heart 26 . 20 there 21 was 21 was 22 no 22 no 25 waste 23 time 25 waste 24 to 25 waste yet he [could] [nowhere] [see] [the] [remora] [.] 1 yet 2 he " hi ! " shouted the prince . 1 " 2 hi 2 hi 3 ! 2 hi 5 shouted 2 hi 7 prince 3 ! 4 " 6 the 7 prince 7 prince 8 . then there came a whisper , like the breath of the bitter east wind on a wintry day : 1 then 5 whisper 2 there 3 came 3 came 5 whisper 4 a 5 whisper 5 whisper 6 , 5 whisper 7 like 5 whisper 8 the 5 whisper 9 breath 5 whisper 19 : 9 breath 10 of 9 breath 12 bitter 10 of 11 the 12 bitter 17 wintry 13 east 17 wintry 14 wind 17 wintry 15 on 17 wintry 16 a 17 wintry 17 wintry 18 day " where are you , and how can [i] come to you ? " 1 " 14 " 2 where 3 are 3 are 13 ? 4 you 5 , 4 you 10 come 4 you 13 ? 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 how 7 how 8 can 11 to 12 you 12 you 13 ? 13 ? 14 " " here [i] am ! " said the prince from the top of the hill . 1 " 5 ! 2 here 4 am 2 here 5 ! 5 ! 6 " 5 ! 7 said 5 ! 12 top 8 the 9 prince 8 the 12 top 10 from 12 top 11 the 12 top 12 top 13 of 12 top 15 hill 14 the 15 hill 15 hill 16 . and still the thing slipped up , from the chink under the mountain . 1 and 2 still 2 still 14 . 3 the 13 mountain 4 thing 10 chink 5 slipped 10 chink 6 up 10 chink 7 , 10 chink 8 from 9 the 8 from 10 chink 10 chink 11 under 10 chink 13 mountain 12 the 13 mountain 13 mountain 14 . " hi ! " he shouted , as soon as his tongue could move within his chattering teeth . 1 " 2 hi 2 hi 3 ! 2 hi 5 he 3 ! 4 " 5 he 6 shouted 5 he 11 his 6 shouted 7 , 6 shouted 9 soon 8 as 9 soon 9 soon 10 as 11 his 18 teeth 12 tongue 17 chattering 13 could 14 move 14 move 17 chattering 15 within 17 chattering 16 his 17 chattering 17 chattering 18 teeth 18 teeth 19 . there came a clear , hissing answer , like frozen words dropping round him : 1 there 6 hissing 2 came 6 hissing 3 a 6 hissing 4 clear 6 hissing 5 , 6 hissing 6 hissing 7 answer 6 hissing 8 , 6 hissing 9 like 6 hissing 10 frozen 6 hissing 11 words 6 hissing 12 dropping 6 hissing 13 round 6 hissing 14 him 14 him 15 : " wait till [i] come down . 1 " 2 wait 2 wait 3 till 2 wait 7 . 3 till 5 come 5 come 6 down what do you want ? " 1 what 2 do 1 what 5 ? 3 you 4 want 3 you 5 ? 5 ? 6 " 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 10 melting 5 began 6 to 5 began 10 melting 7 slide 10 melting 8 , 10 melting 9 like 10 melting 10 melting 11 ice 10 melting 12 , 10 melting 13 from 10 melting 14 the 10 melting 15 black 10 melting 16 hill 10 melting 17 . prince [prigio] [felt] [the] [air] [getting] [warmer] [behind] [him] , [and] [colder] [in] [front] [of] [him] [.] 1 prince 10 , [[] [illustration] [:] [chapter] [eleven] []] [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 2 green 2 green 3 trees 3 trees 9 advanced 4 dropped 9 advanced 5 their 9 advanced 6 leaves 9 advanced 7 as 9 advanced 8 he 9 advanced 9 advanced 10 ; 9 advanced 12 birds 11 the 12 birds 12 birds 13 fell 12 birds 18 sky 13 fell 14 down 13 fell 15 dead 13 fell 16 from 17 the 18 sky 18 sky 23 frosty 19 , 23 frosty 20 slain 21 by 20 slain 23 frosty 22 his 23 frosty 23 frosty 24 breath 23 frosty 25 ! but , [fast] as the [remora] [stole] [forward] [,] [the] [firedrake] [came] [quicker] [yet] [,] [flying] [and] [clashing] [his] [fiery] [wings] [.] 1 but 4 as 2 , 4 as 4 as 5 the 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 1 meanwhile 5 , 1 meanwhile 6 safe 3 the 4 prince 6 safe 12 lunching 7 on 12 lunching 8 his 12 lunching 9 hill 12 lunching 10 , 12 lunching 11 was 12 lunching 12 lunching 13 on 12 lunching 14 the 12 lunching 15 loaf 12 lunching 16 and 12 lunching 17 the 12 lunching 18 cold 12 lunching 23 with 18 cold 19 tongue 19 tongue 22 brought 20 he 21 had 21 had 22 brought 23 with 24 him 24 him 25 . " go it , [remora] ! 1 " 6 ! 2 go 4 , 2 go 6 ! 3 it 4 , go it , [firedrake] ! [you] ['re] [gaining] [.] 1 go 3 , 1 go 5 ! 2 it 3 , give [it] him , [remora] [!] " he shouted [in] [the] [wildest] [excitement] . 1 give 3 him 3 him 4 , 4 , 7 " 7 " 9 shouted 8 he 9 shouted 9 shouted 14 . nobody had ever seen such a battle ; he had it all to himself , and he never enjoyed anything more . 1 nobody 3 ever 1 nobody 7 battle 2 had 3 ever 3 ever 4 seen 4 seen 5 such 5 such 6 a 7 battle 8 ; 7 battle 14 himself 7 battle 22 . 9 he 10 had 9 he 14 himself 11 it 12 all 11 it 13 to 13 to 14 himself 14 himself 19 enjoyed 15 , 16 and 16 and 19 enjoyed 17 he 19 enjoyed 18 never 19 enjoyed 19 enjoyed 21 more 20 anything 21 more " go it , [remora] ! " cried the prince [:] ["] [his] [legs] [are] [giving] [way] [;] [he] ['s] [groggy] [on] [his] [pins] [!] 1 " 8 cried 2 go 4 , 2 go 6 ! 3 it 4 , 6 ! 7 " 6 ! 8 cried 8 cried 10 prince 9 the 10 prince one more effort , and he won't be able to move ! " 1 one 3 effort 2 more 3 effort 3 effort 7 won't 3 effort 9 able 4 , 5 and 4 , 6 he 4 , 7 won't 8 be 9 able 9 able 10 to 9 able 11 move 11 move 13 " 12 ! 13 " then [the] [firedrake] [stood] [groaning] [like] [a] [black] [bull] , [knee-deep] [in] [snow] [;] and still [the] [remora] [climbed] [and] [climbed] . 1 then 10 , 10 , 15 and 15 and 16 still 16 still 22 . the [wounded] [remora] [curled] [back] [his] head [again] [on] [himself] [,] [and] [again] [crawled] [,] [steaming] [terribly] [,] [towards] [his] [enemy] . 1 the 7 head 7 head 22 . but [the] [struggle] was [too] [much] [for] the [gallant] [remora] [.] 1 but 4 was 4 was 8 the with [one] [final] [roar] [,] [like] the [breath] [of] [a] [thousand] [furnaces] [,] [the] [firedrake] [expired] . 1 with 7 the 1 with 17 . [[] [illustration] [:] [page] [@number@] []] [drawing] [the] [sword] [of] [sharpness] [,] [he] [hacked] [off] [,] [at] [two] [blows] [,] [the] [iron] [head] [and] [the] [tail] [of] [the] [firedrake] [.] 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 6 half-past 2 the 3 castle 3 castle 6 half-past 4 clock 5 struck 4 clock 6 half-past 6 half-past 7 seven 6 half-past 8 ; 6 half-past 9 dinner 6 half-past 10 was 6 half-past 11 at 6 half-past 12 eight 12 eight 18 crawled 13 , 14 and 14 and 18 crawled 15 the 16 poor 16 poor 18 crawled 17 prince 18 crawled 18 crawled 22 knees 19 on 22 knees 20 hands 21 and 20 hands 22 knees 22 knees 25 garret 22 knees 26 . 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 1 punctuality 3 the 1 punctuality 4 politeness 1 punctuality 5 of 1 punctuality 6 princes 1 punctuality 15 is 6 princes 7 ; 6 princes 9 a 6 princes 10 prince 6 princes 12 polite 7 ; 8 and 11 is 12 polite 12 polite 13 when 13 when 14 he 15 is 18 ! 16 in 17 love 17 love 18 ! she seemed prettier and kinder than ever . 1 she 3 prettier 2 seemed 3 prettier 3 prettier 5 kinder 3 prettier 6 than 3 prettier 7 ever 3 prettier 8 . 4 and 5 kinder 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 4 so 5 happy 5 happy 10 noticed 6 , 10 noticed 7 that 10 noticed 8 he 10 noticed 9 never 10 noticed 10 noticed 11 how 10 noticed 14 wrong 12 something 14 wrong 13 went 14 wrong 14 wrong 15 about 14 wrong 17 dinner 14 wrong 18 . 15 about 16 the 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 2 the 3 prince 3 prince 15 eating 4 was 6 busy 5 so 6 busy 6 busy 8 talking 6 busy 10 his 6 busy 15 eating 7 in 8 talking 8 talking 9 to 11 lady 12 , 11 lady 15 eating 12 , 13 and 14 in 15 eating 15 eating 16 his 15 eating 17 dinner 17 dinner 23 observed 18 too 23 observed 19 , 23 observed 20 that 21 he 21 he 22 never 22 never 23 observed 23 observed 25 unusual 24 anything 25 unusual 25 unusual 26 . he had never been [at] [such] a pleasant [dinner] [!] 1 he 2 had 2 had 4 been 2 had 7 a 3 never 4 been 7 a 8 pleasant [[] [illustration] [:] [chapter] [twelve] []] [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 5 the 2 last 4 took 3 he 4 took 5 the 6 prince 6 prince 12 pretence 7 into 12 pretence 8 a 12 pretence 9 corner 12 pretence 10 , 12 pretence 11 on 12 pretence 12 pretence 13 of 12 pretence 14 showing 12 pretence 15 him 12 pretence 17 rare 12 pretence 18 statue 16 a 17 rare 18 statue 19 . " does your royal highness not know , " he asked , " that you are in considerable danger ? " 1 " 2 does 2 does 5 highness 3 your 5 highness 4 royal 5 highness 5 highness 6 not 5 highness 7 know 5 highness 11 asked 5 highness 20 ? 8 , 9 " 9 " 11 asked 10 he 11 asked 12 , 13 " 13 " 15 you 14 that 15 you 15 you 16 are 16 are 18 considerable 16 are 20 ? 17 in 18 considerable 18 considerable 19 danger 20 ? 21 " " [still] ? " said the [prince] [,] [thinking] of the [firedrake] . 1 " 5 said 3 ? 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 6 the 5 said 13 . 6 the 10 of 10 of 11 the then he showed the prince two proclamations , which had been posted all about the town . 1 then 7 proclamations 2 he 7 proclamations 3 showed 7 proclamations 4 the 5 prince 5 prince 7 proclamations 6 two 7 proclamations 7 proclamations 8 , 7 proclamations 9 which 7 proclamations 10 had 7 proclamations 11 been 7 proclamations 12 posted 12 posted 13 all 12 posted 14 about 12 posted 16 town 12 posted 17 . 15 the 16 town here is the first : 1 here 2 is 2 is 3 the 3 the 4 first 4 first 5 : [to] [all] [loyal] [subjects] [.] whereas , 1 whereas 2 , [our] [eldest] [son] [,] [prince] [prigio] [,] [hath] [of] [late] [been] [guilty] [of] [several] [high] [crimes] [and] [misdemeanours] [.] [secondly] [:] [by] [attending] [an] [unseemly] [revel] [in] [the] [town] [of] [gluckstein] [,] [where] [he] [brawled] [in] [the] [streets] [.] [[] [illustration] [:] [page] [@number@] []] this is to give warning , 1 this 2 is 1 this 5 warning 1 this 6 , 3 to 4 give 4 give 5 warning [grognio] [r] [.] and here is the second proclamation : 1 and 7 : 2 here 6 proclamation 3 is 6 proclamation 4 the 6 proclamation 5 second 6 proclamation 6 proclamation 7 : [reward] [.] the firedrake . 1 the 2 firedrake 2 firedrake 3 . whereas , 1 whereas 2 , [our] [dominions] [have] [lately] [been] [devastated] [by] [a] [firedrake] [(] [the] [salamander] [furiosus] [of] [buffon] [)] [;] this is to advise all , 1 this 2 is 1 this 4 advise 3 to 4 advise 4 advise 5 all 4 advise 6 , [grognio] [r] [.] " we don't want to fight ; and no more [,] [i] think , do you , " said the prince , smiling . 1 " 3 don't 2 we 3 don't 3 don't 4 want 3 don't 13 think 3 don't 16 you 4 want 5 to 4 want 6 fight 6 fight 10 more 7 ; 8 and 7 ; 9 no 9 no 10 more 14 , 16 you 15 do 16 you 16 you 18 " 17 , 18 " 18 " 19 said 19 said 23 smiling 19 said 24 . 20 the 21 prince 20 the 23 smiling 21 prince 22 , " then how does your [royal] [highness] [mean] [to] [treat] [the] [proclamations] ? " 1 " 2 then 1 " 14 " 3 how 4 does 4 does 13 ? 5 your 13 ? 13 ? 14 " " why , by winning these ten thousand purses . 1 " 2 why 2 why 3 , 3 , 4 by 4 by 9 purses 5 winning 9 purses 6 these 9 purses 7 ten 9 purses 8 thousand 9 purses 9 purses 10 . i can tell you £ 1 , 000 , 000 is worth having , " said the prince . 1 i 5 £ 2 can 5 £ 3 tell 5 £ 4 you 5 £ 5 £ 6 1 5 £ 7 , 5 £ 8 000 5 £ 9 , 5 £ 10 000 10 000 11 is 10 000 12 worth 10 000 13 having 10 000 14 , 10 000 16 said 15 " 16 said 16 said 18 prince 16 said 19 . 17 the 18 prince but [i] [don't] [want] to [marry] [my] [cousin] [molly] [.] ["] 1 but 5 to " [may] [i] [remind] [your] [royal] [highness] that [falkenstein] is [three] [hundred] [miles] [away] ? 1 " 10 is 8 that 10 is 10 is 15 ? the ambassador was so astonished that he ran straight upstairs , forgetting his manners , and crying : 1 the 2 ambassador 2 ambassador 5 astonished 3 was 5 astonished 4 so 5 astonished 5 astonished 6 that 5 astonished 10 upstairs 7 he 8 ran 8 ran 10 upstairs 9 straight 10 upstairs 10 upstairs 12 forgetting 11 , 12 forgetting 12 forgetting 14 manners 13 his 14 manners 14 manners 16 and 14 manners 17 crying 15 , 16 and 17 crying 18 : " [linda] ! 1 " 3 ! linda ! come down at once ; here 's a surprise for you ! " 1 linda 2 ! 1 linda 3 come 1 linda 4 down 1 linda 6 once 1 linda 7 ; 1 linda 14 ! 5 at 6 once 8 here 9 's 8 here 14 ! 9 's 11 surprise 10 a 11 surprise 11 surprise 12 for 12 for 13 you 14 ! 15 " lady [rosalind] [came] [sweeping] [down] , [with] [a] [smile] [on] [her] [kind] [face] [.] 1 lady 6 , she guessed what it was , though the prince had said nothing about it at dinner . 1 she 2 guessed 2 guessed 3 what 2 guessed 4 it 2 guessed 5 was 2 guessed 7 though 2 guessed 14 it 2 guessed 15 at 6 , 7 though 7 though 9 prince 7 though 10 had 8 the 9 prince 11 said 12 nothing 12 nothing 13 about 13 about 14 it 15 at 16 dinner 16 dinner 17 . he turned quite pale , and said : 1 he 2 turned 2 turned 4 pale 2 turned 8 : 3 quite 4 pale 4 pale 5 , 4 pale 6 and 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 " 3 you 2 will 3 you 3 you 20 me 3 you 21 have 3 you 24 ? 19 with 20 me 21 have 22 been 24 ? 25 " lord [kelso] [rang] [the] [bell] , and [in] [came] all the [servants] [,] [with] [william] [,] [the] [under-butler] [,] [at] [their] [head] . 1 lord 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 10 all 10 all 11 the 10 all 23 . " [william] , " said [his] [lordship] , " where have you [put] [his] [royal] [highness] ['s] [parcel] [and] [his] [carpet] ? " 1 " 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 4 " 12 you 5 said 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 where 11 have 12 you 12 you 22 ? 22 ? 23 " " please , your [lordship] , " said [william] , " we [think] [benson] have [took] [them] away with him . ["] 1 " 2 please 1 " 8 said 2 please 3 , 4 your 7 " 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 10 , 8 said 21 . 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 we 12 we 15 have 18 away 19 with 19 with 20 him 20 him 21 . " and where is [benson] ? " 1 " 7 " 2 and 3 where 3 where 4 is 3 where 6 ? 6 ? 7 " " we don't know , your lordship . 1 " 7 lordship 2 we 7 lordship 3 don't 4 know 4 know 7 lordship 5 , 7 lordship 6 your 7 lordship 7 lordship 8 . we think he have been come for [!] ["] 1 we 4 have 2 think 3 he 2 think 4 have 4 have 5 been 5 been 7 for 6 come 7 for " [come] [for] [by] whom ? " 1 " 7 " 5 whom 6 ? 6 ? 7 " william stammered , and seemed at a loss for a reply . 1 william 2 stammered 2 stammered 3 , 2 stammered 5 seemed 2 stammered 6 at 2 stammered 8 loss 3 , 4 and 7 a 8 loss 8 loss 9 for 8 loss 11 reply 9 for 10 a 11 reply 12 . " [quick] ! [answer] [!] what do you know about it ? " 1 " 3 ! 3 ! 13 " 6 what 7 do 7 do 8 you 8 you 9 know 8 you 12 ? 9 know 10 about 11 it 12 ? 12 ? 13 " william said at last , rather as if he were making a speech : 1 william 2 said 2 said 14 : 3 at 4 last 4 last 13 speech 5 , 6 rather 6 rather 11 making 7 as 8 if 8 if 9 he 8 if 10 were 10 were 11 making 11 making 12 a 11 making 13 speech 13 speech 14 : " your royaliness , and my lords and ladies , it was like this . 1 " 3 royaliness 2 your 3 royaliness 3 royaliness 5 and 3 royaliness 6 my 3 royaliness 7 lords 3 royaliness 8 and 3 royaliness 9 ladies 4 , 5 and 9 ladies 10 , 9 ladies 14 this 9 ladies 15 . 11 it 12 was 11 it 13 like 13 like 14 this 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 5 with 3 comed 6 a 3 comed 7 rug 7 rug 13 summat 8 over 13 summat 9 his 13 summat 10 arm 13 summat 11 , 13 summat 12 and 13 summat 13 summat 14 under 13 summat 15 it 13 summat 16 . and [he] [lays] [it] [down] on [that] [there] [seat] [,] [and] [thomas] [shows] [him] [into] the [droring-room] [.] 1 and 6 on 6 on 16 the then [benson] [says] : ' [dinner] ['ll] [be] [ready] [in] [five] [minutes] [;] [how] [tired] [i] [do] [feel] [!] 1 then 4 : 4 : 5 ' i ['] [m] [about] [tired] [,] [and] [i] [thinks] [of] [bettering] myself . 1 i 12 myself 12 myself 13 . i wish [i] [was] [at] [the] [king] ['s] [court] [,] [and] [butler] [.] ['] 1 i 2 wish [[] [illustration] [:] [page] [@number@] []] i run to the door , and there he was , flying right hover the town , in a northerly direction . 1 i 2 run 1 i 3 to 3 to 4 the 4 the 5 door 4 the 20 northerly 6 , 7 and 6 , 20 northerly 8 there 14 hover 9 he 14 hover 10 was 14 hover 11 , 14 hover 12 flying 14 hover 13 right 14 hover 14 hover 20 northerly 15 the 20 northerly 16 town 20 northerly 17 , 20 northerly 18 in 20 northerly 19 a 20 northerly 20 northerly 21 direction 20 northerly 22 . and that ['s] [all] [i] [know] [;] [for] [i] [would] not tell [a] [lie] , not if it was [hever] [so] [.] 1 and 2 that 2 that 19 was 11 not 12 tell 12 tell 18 it 15 , 16 not 15 , 17 if 17 if 18 it 18 it 19 was and [me] [,] [and] [thomas] [as] [didn't] [see] it , and cook [,] [we] [thinks] as [how] [benson] was [come] [for] [.] 1 and 9 it 9 it 19 was 10 , 11 and 10 , 16 as 11 and 12 cook 16 as 19 was and cook says as she don't wonder at it , neither ; for a grumblinger , more ill-conditioneder " 1 and 2 cook 2 cook 3 says 2 cook 6 don't 3 says 5 she 4 as 5 she 6 don't 7 wonder 6 don't 9 it 7 wonder 8 at 9 it 15 grumblinger 10 , 15 grumblinger 11 neither 15 grumblinger 12 ; 15 grumblinger 13 for 15 grumblinger 14 a 15 grumblinger 15 grumblinger 16 , 15 grumblinger 17 more 15 grumblinger 18 ill-conditioneder 18 ill-conditioneder 19 " " thank you , [william] , " said [lord] [kelso] ; ["] [that] [will] [do] [;] you can go , for the present . " 1 " 2 thank 2 thank 3 you 2 thank 25 " 4 , 7 " 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 7 " 17 you 8 said 11 ; 17 you 18 can 18 can 19 go 18 can 23 present 19 go 20 , 21 for 23 present 22 the 23 present 23 present 24 . 24 . 25 " [[] [illustration] [:] [chapter] [thirteen] []] [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] [.] at last the prince spoke : " this is a very strange [story] [,] [lord] [kelso] ! " 1 at 2 last 2 last 5 spoke 3 the 4 prince 4 prince 5 spoke 5 spoke 6 : 6 : 18 " 7 " 9 is 7 " 17 ! 8 this 9 is 9 is 11 very 10 a 11 very 11 very 12 strange 17 ! 18 " " very , sir ! " said the ambassador . 1 " 9 ambassador 2 very 9 ambassador 3 , 4 sir 4 sir 9 ambassador 5 ! 6 " 5 ! 9 ambassador 7 said 9 ambassador 8 the 9 ambassador 9 ambassador 10 . " [i] [can] [hardly] [believe] , sir , [that] [the] [conduct] [of] [benson] [,] [whom] [i] [always] [found] [a] [most] [respectable] [man] [,] [deserved] ["] 1 " 7 sir 6 , 7 sir 7 sir 8 , " that he should be ' come for , ' " said the prince . 1 " 7 come 1 " 12 said 2 that 3 he 2 that 4 should 4 should 5 be 4 should 7 come 6 ' 7 come 7 come 8 for 9 , 12 said 10 ' 12 said 11 " 12 said 12 said 14 prince 12 said 15 . 13 the 14 prince " oh , sir , you [honour] [us] [too] [highly] , ["] [murmured] [lady] [rosalind] [;] and the prince [blushed] and said : 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 , 2 oh 11 , 3 , 4 sir 4 sir 5 , 5 , 6 you 11 , 17 and 17 and 18 the 18 the 19 prince 19 prince 21 and 19 prince 23 : 22 said 23 : " not at all ! 1 " 2 not 1 " 5 ! 2 not 3 at 3 at 4 all impossible ! " 1 impossible 2 ! 2 ! 3 " " what on earth [am] [i] to do with the [young] man ? " [he] thought [.] 1 " 2 what 2 what 4 earth 2 what 13 ? 3 on 4 earth 7 to 8 do 8 do 9 with 9 with 10 the 10 the 12 man 12 man 13 ? 13 ? 14 " 14 " 16 thought it is dreadful ! " 1 it 2 is 1 it 3 dreadful 3 dreadful 4 ! 4 ! 5 " [[] [illustration] [:] [page] [@number@] []] [[] [illustration] [:] [chapter] [fourteen] []] [chapter] [xiv] [.] [the] [king] [explains] [.] [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 7 prince 2 he 3 had 3 had 4 gone 5 , 7 prince 6 the 7 prince 7 prince 17 : 8 threw 9 himself 8 threw 14 feet 10 at 11 the 10 at 14 feet 11 the 12 king 12 king 13 's 14 feet 16 crying 15 , 16 crying 16 crying 17 : " pardon , pardon , my liege ! " 1 " 7 liege 2 pardon 7 liege 3 , 7 liege 4 pardon 7 liege 5 , 7 liege 6 my 7 liege 7 liege 8 ! 8 ! 9 " " [i] [shall] [waken] [presently] [;] this is [nothing] [out] [of] [the] [way] [for] a dream [.] 1 " 8 is 7 this 8 is 8 is 15 a 15 a 16 dream [dr] [rumpfino] [ascribes] [it] [to] [imperfect] [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 2 this 4 , 4 , 5 the 5 the 21 of 21 of 22 the 22 the 23 open 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 6 induced 3 the 4 ambassador 4 ambassador 6 induced 5 had 6 induced 6 induced 8 king 6 induced 9 to 6 induced 10 take 6 induced 11 a 6 induced 12 seat 6 induced 21 to 6 induced 22 the 7 the 8 king 12 seat 18 use 13 ; 14 but 14 but 15 there 15 there 16 was 15 there 17 no 17 no 18 use 18 use 19 in 18 use 20 talking 22 the 23 queen 23 queen 24 . " it would be [a] [miracle] , " she said [to] [herself] , " and [miracles] [do] [not] [happen] [;] [therefore] this [has] [not] happened . 1 " 2 it 1 " 10 said 2 it 4 be 3 would 4 be 7 , 10 said 8 " 10 said 9 she 10 said 10 said 13 , 10 said 26 . 13 , 14 " 13 , 15 and 15 and 22 this 22 this 25 happened presently [,] [i] shall wake up [in] [my] [own] [bed] [at] [falkenstein] [.] ["] 1 presently 5 wake 4 shall 5 wake 5 wake 6 up now , [benson] [,] [william] [,] and [thomas] [brought] in [the] [coffee] , but the queen [took] [no] [notice] . 1 now 2 , 1 now 13 , 2 , 7 and 7 and 10 in 13 , 14 but 14 but 15 the 15 the 16 queen 16 queen 20 . " you want to know all about it , [i] suppose ? " said his majesty in a sulky voice . 1 " 2 you 1 " 14 said 2 you 3 want 4 to 5 know 5 know 7 about 6 all 7 about 7 about 8 it 7 about 9 , 9 , 14 said 11 suppose 12 ? 12 ? 13 " 13 " 14 said 14 said 19 sulky 14 said 21 . 15 his 16 majesty 16 majesty 19 sulky 17 in 19 sulky 18 a 19 sulky 19 sulky 20 voice " well , you have a right to it , and [i] shall tell you . 1 " 2 well 1 " 4 you 2 well 3 , 4 you 5 have 4 you 7 right 4 you 14 tell 5 have 6 a 8 to 9 it 8 to 14 tell 9 it 10 , 10 , 11 and 13 shall 14 tell 14 tell 15 you 14 tell 16 . the tail is like the iron handle of a pump , but the horns are genuine . 1 the 10 pump 2 tail 3 is 2 tail 4 like 2 tail 6 iron 5 the 6 iron 6 iron 10 pump 7 handle 8 of 7 handle 10 pump 9 a 10 pump 10 pump 12 but 10 pump 14 horns 10 pump 15 are 10 pump 16 genuine 11 , 12 but 13 the 14 horns 16 genuine 17 . a [pair] [were] [thrown] [up] [by] [a] [volcano] [,] [in] [my] [great-grandfather] ['s] time [giglio] [i] [excellent] [coffee] [this] , [of] [yours] [!] ["] 1 a 14 time 14 time 20 , 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 4 this 4 this 18 , london , @number@ 1 london 2 , 1 london 3 @number@ [[] [illustration] [:] [page] [@number@] []] the ambassador bowed . 1 the 2 ambassador 2 ambassador 3 bowed 3 bowed 4 . " well , we [asked] him [where] [he] [killed] [the] [firedrake] , and he said in a [garden] [near] [gluckstein] . 1 " 2 well 1 " 15 said 2 well 3 , 2 well 4 we 2 well 12 , 6 him 12 , 13 and 14 he 14 he 15 said 15 said 21 . 16 in 17 a 16 in 21 . rather a neat thing ; drew it up myself , " added his majesty . 1 rather 3 neat 2 a 3 neat 3 neat 4 thing 3 neat 5 ; 3 neat 6 drew 3 neat 9 myself 6 drew 7 it 6 drew 8 up 9 myself 14 majesty 9 myself 15 . 10 , 12 added 11 " 12 added 12 added 14 majesty 13 his 14 majesty " very much to the point , " said the ambassador , wondering what the king was coming to . 1 " 11 ambassador 2 very 3 much 2 very 11 ambassador 3 much 4 to 5 the 11 ambassador 6 point 11 ambassador 7 , 9 said 8 " 9 said 9 said 11 ambassador 10 the 11 ambassador 11 ambassador 13 wondering 11 ambassador 16 king 11 ambassador 17 was 11 ambassador 20 . 12 , 13 wondering 13 wondering 14 what 15 the 16 king 17 was 18 coming 18 coming 19 to " [glad] you like it , " said the king , much pleased . 1 " 3 you 1 " 8 said 3 you 4 like 4 like 5 it 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 10 king 8 said 14 . 9 the 10 king 10 king 11 , 10 king 13 pleased 12 much 13 pleased " well , where [was] [i] ? 1 " 2 well 1 " 4 where 2 well 3 , 4 where 7 ? oh , yes ; [your] [man] [said] he had killed the creature in [a] [garden] , [quite] [near] [gluckstein] [.] 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 3 yes 1 oh 16 , 3 yes 4 ; 4 ; 8 he 8 he 9 had 9 had 10 killed 10 killed 12 creature 11 the 12 creature 12 creature 13 in her [heart] [is] [buried] , [if] [i] [may] [say] so [,] [with] [poor] [alphonso] [.] 1 her 5 , 5 , 10 so but the queen [is] [a] [very] [remarkable] [woman] [very] [remarkable] ["] 1 but 2 the 2 the 3 queen " very ! " said the ambassador , with perfect truth . 1 " 7 ambassador 2 very 7 ambassador 3 ! 4 " 3 ! 7 ambassador 5 said 7 ambassador 6 the 7 ambassador 7 ambassador 8 , 7 ambassador 9 with 7 ambassador 10 perfect 7 ambassador 11 truth 11 truth 12 . 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 7 , 7 , 19 the 19 the 21 of 21 of 22 her 22 her 26 . yes , ' said [i] ; ' how did you manage it ? ' 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 3 ' 3 ' 4 said 3 ' 7 ' 4 said 6 ; 7 ' 14 ' 8 how 11 manage 9 did 11 manage 10 you 11 manage 11 manage 12 it 11 manage 13 ? 13 ? 14 ' but he [your] [man] [,] [i] [mean] was not a bit put out . 1 but 2 he 1 but 9 not 8 was 9 not 9 not 11 bit 10 a 11 bit 11 bit 12 put 11 bit 14 . 12 put 13 out on this her majesty grew more indignant , if possible . 1 on 7 indignant 2 this 7 indignant 3 her 4 majesty 4 majesty 7 indignant 5 grew 6 more 5 grew 7 indignant 7 indignant 8 , 7 indignant 10 possible 7 indignant 11 . 9 if 10 possible these were her very words [.] ["] 1 these 2 were 1 these 5 words 3 her 5 words 4 very 5 words " her majesty 's expressions are ever choice and appropriate , " said the ambassador . 1 " 15 ambassador 2 her 5 expressions 3 majesty 5 expressions 4 's 5 expressions 5 expressions 6 are 5 expressions 7 ever 5 expressions 8 choice 5 expressions 9 and 5 expressions 10 appropriate 10 appropriate 15 ambassador 11 , 13 said 12 " 13 said 13 said 15 ambassador 14 the 15 ambassador 15 ambassador 16 . when the experiment has failed , thy head shall from thy shoulders be shorn ! ' 1 when 3 experiment 2 the 3 experiment 3 experiment 4 has 3 experiment 5 failed 3 experiment 6 , 3 experiment 7 thy 7 thy 14 shorn 8 head 14 shorn 9 shall 14 shorn 10 from 14 shorn 11 thy 14 shorn 12 shoulders 14 shorn 13 be 14 shorn 14 shorn 15 ! 14 shorn 16 ' so [your] [man] [merely] [said] [,] ['] [very] well , [mum] [,] [your] [majesty] [,] [i] [mean] [,] ['] and sat down . 1 so 9 well 9 well 10 , 10 , 20 and 20 and 21 sat 21 sat 22 down 22 down 23 . then we rose , flew through the air at an astonishing pace , and here we are ! 1 then 2 we 2 we 17 are 3 rose 4 , 3 rose 5 flew 5 flew 11 astonishing 6 through 7 the 6 through 11 astonishing 8 air 11 astonishing 9 at 11 astonishing 10 an 11 astonishing 11 astonishing 12 pace 11 astonishing 14 and 11 astonishing 15 here 11 astonishing 16 we 11 astonishing 17 are 13 , 14 and 17 are 18 ! the queen accompanied him , remarking that she was sound asleep , but would waken presently . 1 the 6 remarking 2 queen 6 remarking 3 accompanied 6 remarking 4 him 6 remarking 5 , 6 remarking 6 remarking 7 that 6 remarking 8 she 6 remarking 9 was 6 remarking 10 sound 6 remarking 11 asleep 11 asleep 15 waken 12 , 13 but 13 but 15 waken 14 would 15 waken 15 waken 16 presently 16 presently 17 . neither of them said " good-night " to the prince . 1 neither 6 good-night 2 of 3 them 3 them 6 good-night 4 said 6 good-night 5 " 6 good-night 6 good-night 7 " 6 good-night 8 to 6 good-night 10 prince 6 good-night 11 . 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 6 see 6 see 7 him 7 him 11 he 8 again 9 , 9 , 11 he 11 he 12 was 12 was 13 on 13 on 14 the 13 on 19 . 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 6 bed 3 she 4 went 4 went 6 bed 5 to 6 bed 6 bed 15 slept 7 ; 15 slept 8 and 15 slept 9 the 10 prince 10 prince 15 slept 11 , 12 who 12 who 13 had 13 had 14 not 13 had 15 slept 15 slept 19 night 16 at 17 all 17 all 19 night 18 the 19 night 19 night 20 before 19 night 21 , 19 night 24 sleepy 22 felt 24 sleepy 23 very 24 sleepy 24 sleepy 25 also 24 sleepy 26 . but he knew that first he had something that must be done . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 knew 2 he 7 had 3 knew 4 that 5 first 7 had 6 he 7 had 7 had 12 done 8 something 12 done 9 that 10 must 10 must 11 be 11 be 12 done 12 done 13 . so he went into the drawing-room , took his carpet , and wished to be now where do you suppose ? 1 so 6 drawing-room 2 he 3 went 3 went 6 drawing-room 4 into 6 drawing-room 5 the 6 drawing-room 6 drawing-room 7 , 6 drawing-room 8 took 6 drawing-room 9 his 6 drawing-room 10 carpet 10 carpet 11 , 10 carpet 12 and 10 carpet 13 wished 10 carpet 15 be 10 carpet 16 now 10 carpet 21 ? 14 to 15 be 17 where 21 ? 18 do 19 you 18 do 20 suppose 18 do 21 ? [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 3 was 1 there 15 stark 2 he 3 was 4 in 6 moment 5 a 6 moment 6 moment 7 ; 6 moment 9 dreadful 7 ; 8 and 9 dreadful 15 stark 10 the 11 body 11 body 15 stark 12 looked 15 stark 13 , 15 stark 14 lying 15 stark 15 stark 16 and 15 stark 17 cold 15 stark 21 moonshine 18 in 21 moonshine 19 the 21 moonshine 20 white 21 moonshine 21 moonshine 22 . [[] [illustration] [:] [chapter] [fifteen] []] [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 2 , 1 however 3 she 3 she 4 was 4 was 5 a 4 was 17 occurring 6 determined 7 woman 6 determined 10 stood 6 determined 11 to 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 stood 11 to 17 occurring 12 it 17 occurring 13 that 17 occurring 14 nothing 17 occurring 15 unusual 17 occurring 16 was 17 occurring 17 occurring 18 . 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 6 he 5 , 6 he 6 he 7 was 7 was 10 to 7 was 23 a 10 to 11 get 11 get 12 back 12 back 13 to 15 , 16 and 16 and 22 in 22 in 23 a benson 's evidence was taken first . 1 benson 3 evidence 2 's 3 evidence 3 evidence 4 was 3 evidence 5 taken 3 evidence 6 first 3 evidence 7 . he [declined] to [say] [exactly] [where] [or] [how] [he] [killed] the [firedrake] [.] 1 he 3 to 3 to 11 the yet one or the other choice seemed certain . 1 yet 6 choice 2 one 5 other 3 or 5 other 4 the 5 other 5 other 6 choice 6 choice 7 seemed 6 choice 8 certain 6 choice 9 . unhappy lady ! 1 unhappy 2 lady 1 unhappy 3 ! [perhaps] [no] [girl] [was] [ever] [more] [strangely] [beset] [by] [misfortune] [!] prince [prigio] was [now] [called] [on] [to] [speak] [.] 1 prince 3 was 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 2 admitted 5 reward 4 the 5 reward 5 reward 11 horns 6 was 7 offered 7 offered 11 horns 8 for 9 bringing 9 bringing 11 horns 10 the 11 horns 11 horns 12 and 11 horns 13 tail 11 horns 14 , 11 horns 17 killing 15 not 17 killing 16 for 17 killing 17 killing 19 monster 17 killing 20 . 18 the 19 monster but were the king 's intentions to go for nothing ? 1 but 6 intentions 2 were 6 intentions 3 the 4 king 4 king 6 intentions 5 's 6 intentions 6 intentions 7 to 6 intentions 8 go 6 intentions 9 for 6 intentions 10 nothing 6 intentions 11 ? any fellow with a waggon could bring the horns and tail ; the difficult thing was to kill the monster . 1 any 5 waggon 2 fellow 5 waggon 3 with 5 waggon 4 a 5 waggon 5 waggon 6 could 5 waggon 7 bring 5 waggon 8 the 5 waggon 9 horns 5 waggon 10 and 5 waggon 11 tail 5 waggon 21 . 11 tail 20 monster 12 ; 14 difficult 13 the 14 difficult 14 difficult 15 thing 14 difficult 17 to 14 difficult 20 monster 15 thing 16 was 18 kill 20 monster 19 the 20 monster if [benson] ['s] [claim] [was] [allowed] [,] [the] [royal] [prerogative] [of] [saying] one [thing] [and] [meaning] [something] [else] [was] [in] [danger] [.] 1 if 13 one he was ready to do this himself . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 ready 3 ready 4 to 4 to 5 do 4 to 7 himself 5 do 6 this 7 himself 8 . was [mr] [benson] [equally] ready [?] 1 was 5 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 23 the 5 to 6 him 5 to 23 the 6 him 8 he 8 he 9 did 9 did 10 not 9 did 11 speak he had brought [the] [horns] [and] [tail] [,] [and] [so] [he] must have [the] [perquisites] [,] [and] [the] [lady] [molinda] [!] 1 he 2 had 1 he 12 must 2 had 3 brought 12 must 13 have 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 5 was 5 was 16 to 16 to 17 leave 17 leave 18 it 18 it 24 . " which of them will you have , my dear ? " he asked , in a kind voice . 1 " 14 asked 2 which 4 them 3 of 4 them 4 them 11 ? 5 will 6 you 6 you 7 have 6 you 11 ? 7 have 9 my 8 , 9 my 9 my 10 dear 11 ? 12 " 11 ? 13 he 11 ? 14 asked 14 asked 15 , 14 asked 19 voice 14 asked 20 . 16 in 19 voice 17 a 18 kind 17 a 19 voice [but] [poor] [molinda] [merely] [cried] [.] 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 6 driven 4 was 5 almost 5 almost 6 driven 6 driven 8 say 6 driven 12 give 7 to 8 say 9 that 11 would 10 he 11 would 11 would 12 give 12 give 14 reward 13 the 14 reward 14 reward 19 hoofs 15 to 16 whoever 16 whoever 19 hoofs 17 produced 19 hoofs 18 the 19 hoofs 19 hoofs 20 by 19 hoofs 21 that 19 hoofs 22 day 19 hoofs 23 week 19 hoofs 24 . but no sooner had he said this than [the] [prince] [brought] [them] [out] [of] [his] [wallet] [,] [and] [displayed] [them] [in] [open] [court] [.] 1 but 3 sooner 2 no 3 sooner 3 sooner 4 had 3 sooner 5 he 3 sooner 6 said 3 sooner 7 this 3 sooner 8 than 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 4 was 1 but 17 do 4 was 10 the 17 do 25 . here he was , restored to his position indeed , but by no means to the royal favour . 1 here 5 restored 2 he 3 was 3 was 5 restored 4 , 5 restored 5 restored 6 to 5 restored 8 position 7 his 8 position 8 position 9 indeed 8 position 11 but 8 position 14 means 8 position 19 . 9 indeed 10 , 12 by 14 means 13 no 14 means 14 means 15 to 14 means 18 favour 16 the 17 royal 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 5 him 5 him 24 . 10 , 11 and 10 , 13 as 11 and 12 was 13 as 15 as 15 as 16 ever 16 ever 24 . nay , he was even more angry ; and , perhaps , not without reason . 1 nay 2 , 1 nay 3 he 1 nay 5 even 1 nay 7 angry 3 he 4 was 6 more 7 angry 7 angry 11 perhaps 7 angry 16 . 8 ; 9 and 8 ; 11 perhaps 10 , 11 perhaps 11 perhaps 13 not 11 perhaps 15 reason 12 , 13 not 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 3 up 3 up 10 and 9 , 10 and " silence ! 1 " 3 ! 2 silence 3 ! [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 4 courtiers 2 that 4 courtiers 3 the 4 courtiers 4 courtiers 5 were 4 courtiers 7 quiet 6 very 7 quiet 7 quiet 8 . 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 5 malevolent 2 your 5 malevolent 3 base 5 malevolent 4 and 5 malevolent 5 malevolent 10 conspicuously 6 nature 10 conspicuously 7 is 10 conspicuously 8 even 10 conspicuously 9 more 10 conspicuously 10 conspicuously 11 manifest 10 conspicuously 13 your 10 conspicuously 14 selfish 11 manifest 12 in 14 selfish 20 dastardly 15 success 20 dastardly 16 than 20 dastardly 17 in 20 dastardly 18 your 20 dastardly 19 previous 20 dastardly 20 dastardly 21 contempt 20 dastardly 22 of 20 dastardly 23 duty 20 dastardly 24 . eh ! what do you say , you sneak ? 1 eh 2 ! 1 eh 3 what 1 eh 6 say 1 eh 10 ? 3 what 4 do 4 do 5 you 6 say 7 , 6 say 9 sneak 8 you 9 sneak ' [you] [didn't] [believe] there [were] [any] [firedrakes] ? ' 1 ' 10 ' 5 there 9 ? 9 ? 10 ' that just comes of your eternal conceit and arrogance ! 1 that 3 comes 2 just 3 comes 3 comes 9 arrogance 4 of 9 arrogance 5 your 9 arrogance 6 eternal 9 arrogance 7 conceit 9 arrogance 8 and 9 arrogance 9 arrogance 10 ! ' [you] have not generally found it [so] ? ' 1 ' 7 it 1 ' 10 ' 3 have 6 found 4 not 5 generally 5 generally 6 found 6 found 7 it 9 ? 10 ' when [his] [majesty] [had] [recovered] , he [said] [to] [prigio] [(] [who] had not been [crying] [,] he was too much [absorbed] [)] [:] 1 when 7 he 1 when 18 he 6 , 7 he 7 he 13 had 13 had 14 not 13 had 15 been 18 he 19 was 19 was 20 too 20 too 21 much " [a] [king] ['s] [word] is [his] [bond] . 1 " 6 is 6 is 9 . bring me a pen , somebody , and my cheque-book . " 1 bring 2 me 1 bring 4 pen 3 a 4 pen 4 pen 10 cheque-book 5 , 10 cheque-book 6 somebody 10 cheque-book 7 , 10 cheque-book 8 and 10 cheque-book 9 my 10 cheque-book 10 cheque-book 12 " 11 . 12 " the royal cheque-book , bound in red morocco , was brought in by eight pages , with ink and a pen . 1 the 2 royal 2 royal 8 morocco 3 cheque-book 4 , 3 cheque-book 8 morocco 5 bound 8 morocco 6 in 8 morocco 7 red 8 morocco 8 morocco 9 , 8 morocco 10 was 8 morocco 11 brought 8 morocco 12 in 8 morocco 13 by 8 morocco 14 eight 14 eight 18 ink 15 pages 18 ink 16 , 17 with 17 with 18 ink 18 ink 19 and 18 ink 20 a 18 ink 21 pen 18 ink 22 . [[] [illustration] [:] [the] [king] ['s] [cheque] []] " hi ! here ! come back ! 1 " 2 hi 2 hi 3 ! 2 hi 4 here 2 hi 5 ! 2 hi 7 back 2 hi 8 ! 6 come 7 back i [forgot] [something] ; you 've got to [marry] [molinda] [!] ["] 1 i 6 've 4 ; 5 you 5 you 6 've 6 've 7 got 7 got 8 to [[] [illustration] [:] [chapter] [sixteen] []] [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 7 seven-league 2 he 7 seven-league 3 wished 7 seven-league 4 he 7 seven-league 5 had 7 seven-league 6 the 7 seven-league 7 seven-league 8 boots 7 seven-league 9 on 7 seven-league 11 or 7 seven-league 12 that 7 seven-league 13 he 10 , 11 or 13 he 14 had 13 he 20 his 15 the 16 cap 16 cap 18 darkness 16 cap 20 his 17 of 18 darkness 19 in 20 his 20 his 21 pocket 21 pocket 22 ! if he had been so lucky [,] [he] would [now] have got back to [gluckstein] [,] [and] [crossed] [the] [border] [with] [lady] [rosalind] [.] 1 if 4 been 1 if 9 would 2 he 3 had 3 had 4 been 4 been 5 so 4 been 6 lucky 9 would 11 have 11 have 12 got 12 got 13 back 13 back 14 to " [prigio] ! " said his majesty , " [where] were you [off] [to] ? 1 " 12 you 3 ! 4 " 3 ! 5 said 3 ! 9 " 5 said 7 majesty 6 his 7 majesty 8 , 9 " 9 " 12 you 11 were 12 you 12 you 15 ? don't you remember that this is your wedding-day ? 1 don't 3 remember 2 you 3 remember 3 remember 8 wedding-day 4 that 8 wedding-day 5 this 8 wedding-day 6 is 8 wedding-day 7 your 8 wedding-day 8 wedding-day 9 ? i [congratulate] you , [sir] ; [molinda] is a [dear] girl . " 1 i 3 you 3 you 13 " 4 , 13 " 6 ; 8 is 8 is 9 a 9 a 11 girl 11 girl 12 . 12 . 13 " " [i] [have] [the] [highest] [affection] [and] [esteem] [for] [my] [cousin] , sir , " said the prince , " but : " 1 " 13 sir 12 , 13 sir 13 sir 14 , 14 , 15 " 14 , 23 " 15 " 16 said 16 said 18 prince 16 said 19 , 17 the 18 prince 19 , 20 " 19 , 21 but 22 : 23 " " never ! 1 " 3 ! 2 never 3 ! i despise him ! " 1 i 2 despise 2 despise 3 him 2 despise 4 ! 4 ! 5 " [[] [illustration] [:] [page] [@number@] []] " never better , sire , " said the man , bowing with more courtliness than his profession indicated . 1 " 5 sire 2 never 5 sire 3 better 5 sire 4 , 5 sire 5 sire 6 , 5 sire 8 said 5 sire 10 man 7 " 8 said 9 the 10 man 10 man 15 courtliness 11 , 12 bowing 12 bowing 15 courtliness 13 with 15 courtliness 14 more 15 courtliness 15 courtliness 16 than 15 courtliness 17 his 15 courtliness 18 profession 15 courtliness 19 indicated 15 courtliness 20 . " very well , " said the king [;] ["] [prince] [prigio] , you have [your] [choice] . 1 " 6 said 2 very 3 well 3 well 4 , 4 , 6 said 5 " 6 said 6 said 8 king 6 said 13 , 6 said 18 . 7 the 8 king 13 , 14 you 14 you 15 have there is [the] [gallows] , [here] is [lady] [molinda] . 1 there 2 is 1 there 7 is 2 is 5 , 7 is 10 . my duty is painful , but clear . 1 my 2 duty 2 duty 4 painful 2 duty 8 . 3 is 4 painful 4 painful 6 but 4 painful 7 clear 5 , 6 but a king 's word cannot be broken . 1 a 7 broken 2 king 3 's 2 king 5 cannot 4 word 5 cannot 5 cannot 6 be 5 cannot 7 broken 7 broken 8 . molly , or the gibbet ! " 1 molly 2 , 1 molly 5 gibbet 3 or 5 gibbet 4 the 5 gibbet 5 gibbet 6 ! 5 gibbet 7 " the prince [bowed] [respectfully] [to] [lady] [molinda] : 1 the 2 prince 2 prince 8 : i [am] [compelled] [,] [most] [unwillingly] [,] to [slight] [your] [charms] [,] [and] [to] [select] the [extreme] [rigour] of the [law] [.] 1 i 8 to 8 to 16 the 16 the 19 of 19 of 20 the executioner , lead on ! 1 executioner 2 , 1 executioner 3 lead 1 executioner 4 on 1 executioner 5 ! do [your] [duty] [;] [for] me [,] [prigio] [est] [prêt] [;] " [for] [this] [was] [his] [motto] [,] [and] [meant] [that] he was ready . 1 do 6 me 6 me 12 " 12 " 22 he 22 he 23 was 23 was 24 ready 24 ready 25 . [[] [illustration] [:] [page] [@number@] []] 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 20 , 1 poor 21 little for [alphonso] [was] [gone] [crying] would [not] [bring] him [back] . 1 for 9 him 6 would 9 him 9 him 11 . " ah , [madam] ! " said the prince , " you are [forgiving] ["] 1 " 2 ah 2 ah 3 , 2 ah 5 ! 5 ! 6 " 5 ! 7 said 5 ! 11 " 7 said 9 prince 8 the 9 prince 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 you 12 you 13 are " for you are [brave] ! " said [molinda] , [feeling] [:] quite [a] [respect] for him . 1 " 3 you 1 " 8 said 2 for 3 you 3 you 4 are 4 are 6 ! 6 ! 7 " 8 said 10 , 8 said 18 . 10 , 13 quite 16 for 17 him 17 him 18 . " but [neither] your heart [nor] [mine] [is] [ours] [to] [give] . 1 " 2 but 1 " 4 your 4 your 5 heart 5 heart 12 . then , turning to the king the prince said : 1 then 3 turning 2 , 3 turning 3 turning 4 to 3 turning 8 prince 5 the 6 king 5 the 8 prince 7 the 8 prince 8 prince 10 : 9 said 10 : " sir , is there no way but by death or marriage ? 1 " 2 sir 1 " 4 is 2 sir 3 , 4 is 6 no 4 is 13 ? 5 there 6 no 6 no 12 marriage 7 way 8 but 7 way 12 marriage 9 by 12 marriage 10 death 11 or 10 death 12 marriage cannot [the] [whole] [proclamation] be [annulled] [,] [and] [will] [you] [consider] [the] [bargain] [void] [if] [i] [tear] [up] [this] [flimsy] [scroll] [?] ["] 1 cannot 5 be and here the prince fluttered the cheque for £ 1 , 000 , 000 in the air . 1 and 3 the 2 here 3 the 3 the 9 £ 4 prince 9 £ 5 fluttered 9 £ 6 the 7 cheque 7 cheque 8 for 7 cheque 9 £ 9 £ 10 1 9 £ 11 , 9 £ 12 000 9 £ 13 , 9 £ 14 000 14 000 15 in 14 000 17 air 16 the 17 air 17 air 18 . for a moment the king was tempted ; but then he said to himself : 1 for 3 moment 2 a 3 moment 3 moment 7 tempted 4 the 5 king 5 king 7 tempted 6 was 7 tempted 7 tempted 9 but 7 tempted 10 then 7 tempted 13 to 8 ; 9 but 10 then 11 he 11 he 12 said 13 to 14 himself 14 himself 15 : " [never] [mind] , it 's only [an] [extra] [penny] on the [income-tax] . " 1 " 6 's 1 " 15 " 4 , 5 it 5 it 6 's 6 's 7 only 11 on 12 the 11 on 14 . 14 . 15 " then , " keep your dross , " he shouted , meaning the million ; " but let me keep my promise . 1 then 6 dross 2 , 6 dross 3 " 6 dross 4 keep 6 dross 5 your 6 dross 6 dross 7 , 6 dross 8 " 6 dross 9 he 6 dross 10 shouted 6 dross 11 , 6 dross 12 meaning 12 meaning 14 million 13 the 14 million 14 million 17 but 14 million 18 let 14 million 20 keep 15 ; 17 but 16 " 17 but 18 let 19 me 20 keep 22 promise 21 my 22 promise 22 promise 23 . to chapel at once , or " and he pointed to the executioner . 1 to 13 executioner 2 chapel 4 once 3 at 4 once 4 once 6 or 4 once 10 pointed 5 , 6 or 7 " 10 pointed 8 and 10 pointed 9 he 10 pointed 10 pointed 11 to 10 pointed 13 executioner 12 the 13 executioner 13 executioner 14 . " the [word] [of] [a] king of [pantouflia] [is] [sacred] . " 1 " 12 " 2 the 6 king 2 the 7 of 7 of 11 . 11 . 12 " " and so is [that] [of] a [crown] [prince] [,] ["] [answered] [prigio] ; ["] and [mine] is [pledged] [to] a lady . " 1 " 3 so 1 " 4 is 2 and 3 so 4 is 7 a 7 a 22 lady 14 ; 16 and 14 ; 18 is 18 is 21 a 21 a 22 lady 22 lady 23 . 23 . 24 " the prince thought for the space of a flash of lightning . 1 the 2 prince 2 prince 6 space 3 thought 6 space 4 for 6 space 5 the 6 space 6 space 7 of 6 space 11 lightning 6 space 12 . 8 a 9 flash 9 flash 11 lightning 10 of 11 lightning " [i] [accept] [the] [alternative] , " he said , " if [your] [majesty] will [grant] me [my] [conditions] . ["] 1 " 9 said 6 , 7 " 7 " 9 said 8 he 9 said 9 said 10 , 9 said 20 . 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 if 15 will 17 me 17 me 20 . " name them ! " said the king . 1 " 2 name 1 " 6 said 3 them 4 ! 4 ! 5 " 4 ! 6 said 6 said 8 king 6 said 9 . 7 the 8 king [prigio] [of] [pantouflia] [will] [perish] [by] [his] [own] [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 3 , 4 whose 4 whose 5 mind 4 whose 6 did 6 did 7 not 6 did 10 quickly 6 did 16 think 8 work 10 quickly 9 very 10 quickly 10 quickly 11 , 10 quickly 12 took 10 quickly 14 minutes 13 some 14 minutes 15 to 16 think 16 think 17 over 16 think 18 it 18 it 19 . " honour bright ? " said the king at last . 1 " 2 honour 2 honour 3 bright 2 honour 8 king 2 honour 11 . 4 ? 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 8 king 7 the 8 king 9 at 10 last 9 at 11 . " [honour] [bright] [!] " [answered] [the] [prince] , and [for] the first time [in] [many] [months] , [the] [royal] [father] and [son] shook hands . 1 " 5 " 5 " 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 12 the 12 the 13 first 13 first 14 time 13 first 18 , 18 , 22 and 22 and 24 shook 24 shook 25 hands 24 shook 26 . [poor] [molinda] [merely] [stared] [;] [for] [she] [could] [not] [imagine] [what] [he] [meant] [.] [[] [illustration] [:] [chapter] [seventeen] []] [chapter] [xvii] [.] [the] [black] [cat] [and] [the] [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 2 either 6 brought 3 he 4 would 4 would 5 have 5 have 6 brought 6 brought 8 brothers 6 brought 9 back 7 his 8 brothers 9 back 15 to and [i] [should] [have] [fallen] [,] [dear] [rosalind] , if [i] [had] [faced] [the] [firedrake] [before] [i] [knew] you . " 1 and 10 if 9 , 10 if 10 if 19 you 19 you 21 " 20 . 21 " and [the] [firedrake] would have made [a] [mouthful] [of] him [,] then [.] 1 and 10 him 1 and 12 then 4 would 5 have 4 would 10 him 5 have 6 made but the prince said he had his plan , and he stayed that night at the ambassador 's . 1 but 2 the 2 the 17 ambassador 3 prince 17 ambassador 4 said 17 ambassador 5 he 12 stayed 6 had 12 stayed 7 his 8 plan 8 plan 12 stayed 9 , 10 and 10 and 12 stayed 11 he 12 stayed 12 stayed 14 night 12 stayed 15 at 12 stayed 17 ambassador 13 that 14 night 16 the 17 ambassador 17 ambassador 18 's 17 ambassador 19 . at last , stretched at full length in a sunny place , the prince found a very old , half-blind , miserable cat . 1 at 2 last 2 last 3 , 2 last 4 stretched 4 stretched 10 sunny 5 at 7 length 6 full 7 length 7 length 10 sunny 8 in 10 sunny 9 a 10 sunny 10 sunny 11 place 10 sunny 12 , 10 sunny 14 prince 13 the 14 prince 14 prince 20 half-blind 15 found 20 half-blind 16 a 20 half-blind 17 very 20 half-blind 18 old 20 half-blind 19 , 20 half-blind 20 half-blind 21 , 20 half-blind 22 miserable 20 half-blind 23 cat 20 half-blind 24 . [[] [illustration] [:] [page] [@number@] []] " [well] , " said [the] [prince] [at] [last] [,] ["] he could not live long [anyway] , and it must be done . 1 " 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 12 he 5 said 18 , 12 he 13 could 13 could 14 not 13 could 15 live 15 live 16 long 18 , 19 and 19 and 20 it 20 it 22 be 21 must 22 be 22 be 23 done 23 done 24 . [he] [will] [feel] [nothing] [.] ["] then he drew the sword of sharpness , and with one turn of his wrist cut the cat 's head clean off . 1 then 7 sharpness 2 he 3 drew 3 drew 7 sharpness 4 the 7 sharpness 5 sword 7 sharpness 6 of 7 sharpness 7 sharpness 8 , 7 sharpness 10 with 7 sharpness 11 one 7 sharpness 12 turn 7 sharpness 16 cut 8 , 9 and 13 of 15 wrist 14 his 15 wrist 15 wrist 16 cut 16 cut 18 cat 16 cut 20 head 16 cut 21 clean 16 cut 22 off 17 the 18 cat 19 's 20 head 22 off 23 . the dead cat lay there , like any common cat . 1 the 3 cat 2 dead 3 cat 3 cat 4 lay 3 cat 9 common 3 cat 11 . 5 there 8 any 6 , 7 like 7 like 8 any 8 any 9 common 9 common 10 cat very soon [there] [was] [nothing] [of] [old] [black] [frank] [left] [but] [ashes] [!] 1 very 2 soon the light fell on the strange heaps of fairy things talismans and spells . 1 the 11 talismans 2 light 3 fell 3 fell 4 on 3 fell 6 strange 4 on 5 the 6 strange 11 talismans 7 heaps 8 of 7 heaps 11 talismans 9 fairy 11 talismans 10 things 11 talismans 11 talismans 12 and 11 talismans 13 spells 11 talismans 14 . this was what was written on the plates : 1 this 5 written 2 was 5 written 3 what 5 written 4 was 5 written 5 written 6 on 5 written 8 plates 6 on 7 the 8 plates 9 : [aqva] [.] [de] [.] [fonte] [.] [leonvm] [.] [water] [from] [the] [fountain] [of] [lions] [.] " thank heaven ! " said the prince . 1 " 2 thank 2 thank 3 heaven 3 heaven 4 ! 3 heaven 8 prince 3 heaven 9 . 4 ! 5 " 4 ! 6 said 7 the 8 prince " [i] [thought] they were sure [to] [have] [brought] [it] [!] ["] 1 " 4 they 4 they 5 were 5 were 6 sure [[] [illustration] [:] [page] [@number@] []] he opened the bottle , and poured a few drops of the water on the ashes and the dying embers . 1 he 7 poured 2 opened 7 poured 3 the 4 bottle 4 bottle 7 poured 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 poured 7 poured 10 drops 8 a 9 few 9 few 10 drops 10 drops 11 of 10 drops 13 water 10 drops 14 on 10 drops 16 ashes 12 the 13 water 15 the 16 ashes 16 ashes 20 embers 17 and 20 embers 18 the 20 embers 19 dying 20 embers 20 embers 21 . i'll ! " 1 i'll 2 ! 2 ! 3 " do you know what he meant to do , if he could not find his brothers ? 1 do 3 know 2 you 3 know 3 know 4 what 4 what 6 meant 4 what 8 do 4 what 17 ? 5 he 6 meant 6 meant 7 to 8 do 13 not 9 , 10 if 10 if 12 could 11 he 12 could 12 could 13 not 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 3 child-guess 4 . off he flew [;] [and] [there] [he] [was] [in] [a] [second] [,] [just] [beside] [poor] [alphonso] ['s] [garden-engine] . 1 off 2 he 2 he 3 flew 3 flew 19 . " [hullo] , [prigio] ! " cried [he] ; " are you come after the monster too ? 1 " 3 , 1 " 12 you 5 ! 6 " 5 ! 9 ; 5 ! 10 " 6 " 7 cried 10 " 12 you 11 are 12 you 12 you 18 ? 13 come 16 monster 14 after 16 monster 15 the 16 monster 16 monster 17 too 16 monster 18 ? 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 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 8 had but the pair of us will tackle him . 1 but 7 tackle 2 the 7 tackle 3 pair 4 of 3 pair 7 tackle 5 us 7 tackle 6 will 7 tackle 7 tackle 8 him 8 him 9 . how is [molinda] ? " 1 how 4 ? 2 is 4 ? 4 ? 5 " " [prettier] [than] [ever] , " said [prigio] ; " but [anxious] [about] you . 1 " 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 6 " 14 you 7 said 9 ; 9 ; 11 but 10 " 11 but 14 you 15 . however , [the] [firedrake] ['s] [dead] and [done] [for] [;] [so] never mind [him] . 1 however 2 , 2 , 7 and 7 and 12 never 12 never 13 mind 13 mind 15 . [but] [i] [left] [enrico] [somewhere] [about] [.] just you sit down and wait a minute , till [i] fetch him . " 1 just 6 wait 2 you 3 sit 3 sit 4 down 3 sit 5 and 3 sit 6 wait 6 wait 8 minute 6 wait 10 till 6 wait 12 fetch 7 a 8 minute 8 minute 9 , 12 fetch 13 him 13 him 14 . 14 . 15 " " all right , [old] [fellow] , " [says] [alphonso] [;] " but have you [any] [luncheon] [with] you ? 1 " 4 , 1 " 15 you 2 all 3 right 3 right 4 , 7 , 8 " 7 , 13 but 8 " 12 " 13 but 15 you 14 have 15 you 15 you 20 ? 19 you 20 ? never was so hungry in my life [!] ["] 1 never 7 life 2 was 4 hungry 3 so 4 hungry 4 hungry 7 life 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 12 the 2 a 3 hollow 3 hollow 6 hill 3 hollow 8 sure 4 of 6 hill 5 the 6 hill 7 , 8 sure 8 sure 9 enough 8 sure 10 there 10 there 11 was 12 the 14 of 14 of 17 the 17 the 19 of 19 of 20 the 20 the 25 sun and there was a little heap of grey ashes . 1 and 9 ashes 2 there 3 was 2 there 6 heap 4 a 6 heap 5 little 6 heap 6 heap 7 of 6 heap 9 ashes 8 grey 9 ashes 9 ashes 10 . there they were in [a] [moment] [,] [among] the old [knights] [whom] [,] [if] [you] [remember] [,] [the] [remora] [had] [frozen] [into] [stone] . 1 there 3 were 1 there 4 in 2 they 3 were 4 in 9 the 9 the 10 old 10 old 24 . so [he] [marshalled] [them] [in] [order] , and sent them [off] [to] [ride] [to] [falkenstein] [and] [cry] [:] 1 so 9 sent 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 sent 9 sent 10 them " [prince] [prigio] is coming ! " 1 " 4 is 1 " 6 ! 4 is 5 coming 6 ! 7 " [[] [illustration] [:] [page] [@number@] []] off they went , the horses ' hoofs clattering , banners flying , sunshine glittering on the spear-points . 1 off 3 went 1 off 4 , 2 they 3 went 4 , 18 spear-points 5 the 11 banners 6 horses 11 banners 7 ' 8 hoofs 8 hoofs 11 banners 9 clattering 10 , 9 clattering 11 banners 11 banners 12 flying 11 banners 13 , 11 banners 14 sunshine 11 banners 15 glittering 15 glittering 18 spear-points 16 on 18 spear-points 17 the 18 spear-points 18 spear-points 19 . [[] [illustration] [:] [chapter] [eighteen] []] [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 1 kings 3 like 3 like 4 that 3 like 5 . this [threat] [properly] [frightened] [king] [grognio] , and [he] [apologised] [.] 1 this 7 , 7 , 8 and then the king [shook] [hands] [with] [prigio] [in] [public] , [and] [thanked] him , [and] said he was proud of him . 1 then 2 the 2 the 3 king 3 king 10 , 10 , 16 said 13 him 14 , 14 , 16 said 16 said 17 he 16 said 22 . 17 he 18 was 18 was 19 proud 19 proud 20 of 19 proud 21 him [[] [illustration] [:] [page] [@number@] []] now , just as they were forming a procession to march into church , who should appear but the queen ! 1 now 2 , 1 now 7 forming 3 just 7 forming 4 as 7 forming 5 they 7 forming 6 were 7 forming 7 forming 8 a 7 forming 9 procession 7 forming 10 to 7 forming 11 march 7 forming 12 into 7 forming 13 church 13 church 17 appear 14 , 15 who 15 who 17 appear 16 should 17 appear 17 appear 18 but 17 appear 20 queen 17 appear 21 ! 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 18 word 3 luckily 4 because 3 luckily 5 if 3 luckily 6 she 3 luckily 7 had 3 luckily 8 heard 3 luckily 12 she 8 heard 9 of 9 of 10 them 11 , 12 she 13 would 14 not 13 would 15 have 15 have 16 believed 16 believed 18 word 17 a 18 word 18 word 19 of 19 of 20 them 20 them 21 . but [when] she saw [alphonso] [and] [enrico] [,] [she] was much [pleased] , and said : 1 but 3 she 3 she 4 saw 3 she 10 was 10 was 11 much 11 much 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 16 : 15 said 16 : " naughty boys ! 1 " 4 ! 2 naughty 3 boys 2 naughty 4 ! where have you been hiding ? 1 where 5 hiding 1 where 6 ? 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 1 the 15 monster 2 king 3 had 4 some 5 absurd 4 some 15 monster 5 absurd 6 story 6 story 7 about 8 your 14 fabulous 9 having 14 fabulous 10 been 14 fabulous 11 killed 14 fabulous 12 by 14 fabulous 13 a 14 fabulous 14 fabulous 15 monster 15 monster 16 . bah ! don't tell me . 1 bah 2 ! 1 bah 3 don't 1 bah 4 tell 1 bah 5 me 1 bah 6 . i [always] [said] you [would] [come] [back] after a little [trip] [didn't] [i] , [prigio] [?] " 1 i 4 you 4 you 17 " 8 after 9 a 9 a 10 little 10 little 14 , 14 , 17 " " certainly , [madam] , " said [prigio] [;] ["] and [i] [said] so , [too] . 1 " 2 certainly 1 " 7 said 3 , 7 said 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 15 , 7 said 17 . 11 and 14 so 14 so 15 , didn't [i] say so [?] ["] 1 didn't 3 say 3 say 4 so and they do ! 1 and 2 they 2 they 3 do 3 do 4 ! 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 3 of 3 of 7 the 7 the 19 prince but the prince did not like the tone of her voice , and he said : 1 but 4 did 1 but 14 he 2 the 3 prince 3 prince 4 did 4 did 5 not 4 did 6 like 4 did 10 her 7 the 8 tone 8 tone 9 of 8 tone 10 her 10 her 11 voice 12 , 13 and 12 , 14 he 14 he 16 : 15 said 16 : " no , there 's something ; do tell me what it is . ["] 1 " 2 no 1 " 11 what 2 no 3 , 2 no 4 there 2 no 7 ; 4 there 5 's 4 there 6 something 8 do 9 tell 9 tell 10 me 9 tell 11 what 11 what 13 is 12 it 13 is 13 is 14 . no , not quite [so] [very] [much] [,] [but] [i] [want] [them] [to] [like] [you] . 1 no 2 , 1 no 3 not 3 not 4 quite 4 quite 16 . now they can't , because they are afraid of you ; for you are so awfully clever . 1 now 7 are 2 they 7 are 3 can't 5 because 4 , 5 because 5 because 6 they 6 they 7 are 7 are 8 afraid 7 are 17 clever 8 afraid 9 of 10 you 14 are 11 ; 14 are 12 for 13 you 13 you 14 are 14 are 17 clever 15 so 17 clever 16 awfully 17 clever 17 clever 18 . now , couldn't you take the wishing cap , and wish to be no cleverer than other people ? 1 now 7 wishing 2 , 7 wishing 3 couldn't 7 wishing 4 you 5 take 5 take 6 the 5 take 7 wishing 7 wishing 8 cap 7 wishing 11 wish 8 cap 10 and 9 , 10 and 11 wish 15 cleverer 12 to 15 cleverer 13 be 15 cleverer 14 no 15 cleverer 15 cleverer 16 than 15 cleverer 17 other 15 cleverer 18 people 15 cleverer 19 ? then [everybody] would [like] [you] [!] ["] 1 then 3 would the prince thought a minute , then he said : 1 the 2 prince 2 prince 10 : 3 thought 5 minute 4 a 5 minute 5 minute 7 then 6 , 7 then 7 then 8 he 7 then 10 : 9 said 10 : " your will is law , my dear ; anything to please you . 1 " 13 you 2 your 3 will 3 will 12 please 3 will 13 you 4 is 5 law 5 law 8 dear 5 law 9 ; 5 law 10 anything 6 , 8 dear 7 my 8 dear 10 anything 12 please 11 to 12 please 13 you 14 . just wait a minute ! " 1 just 2 wait 2 wait 4 minute 2 wait 5 ! 3 a 4 minute 5 ! 6 " then he ran upstairs , for the last time , to the fairy garret , and he put on the wishing cap . 1 then 2 he 1 then 3 ran 3 ran 4 upstairs 4 upstairs 5 , 4 upstairs 6 for 4 upstairs 8 last 4 upstairs 14 garret 4 upstairs 16 and 4 upstairs 18 put 7 the 8 last 9 time 10 , 9 time 14 garret 11 to 14 garret 12 the 14 garret 13 fairy 14 garret 15 , 16 and 17 he 18 put 18 put 19 on 18 put 22 cap 19 on 20 the 21 wishing 22 cap 22 cap 23 . " no , " thought he to himself , " [i] won't [wish] [that] . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 2 no 9 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 thought 5 thought 8 himself 6 he 8 himself 7 to 8 himself 9 , 10 " 10 " 12 won't 12 won't 15 . every man has one secret from his wife , and this shall be mine . " 1 every 2 man 2 man 8 wife 3 has 5 secret 4 one 5 secret 5 secret 6 from 5 secret 8 wife 7 his 8 wife 8 wife 10 and 8 wife 14 mine 9 , 10 and 11 this 14 mine 12 shall 13 be 12 shall 14 mine 14 mine 16 " 15 . 16 " then he said [aloud] : " [i] wish to [seem] [no] [cleverer] [than] [other] [people] . " 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 said 3 said 5 : 3 said 16 . 5 : 6 " 8 wish 9 to 9 to 16 . 16 . 17 " but [occasionally] [rosalind] would [say] [,] ["] [i] do [believe] [,] my [dear] , [that] you are really [as] [clever] [as] [ever] ! " 1 but 4 would 4 would 9 do 9 do 24 " 12 my 14 , 12 my 23 ! 14 , 16 you 16 you 17 are 17 are 18 really 23 ! 24 " and he was [!] 1 and 2 he 2 he 3 was [[] [illustration] [:] [page] [@number@] []] end of [the] [project] [gutenberg] [ebook] [of] [prince] [prigio] [,] [by] [andrew] [lang] 1 end 2 of