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