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