[transcribed] [from] [the] [@number@] [j] [w] [arrowsmith] [edition] [by] [david] [price] [,] [email] [@email@] [{] [book] [cover] [:] [cover.jpg] [}] [prince] [prigio] [by] [andrew] [lang] [author] [of] ["] [the] [mark] [of] [cain] [,] ["] [the] [gold] [of] [fairnilee] ["] [etc] [.] [twenty-seven] [illustrations] [by] [gordon] [browne] @number@ [bristol] [j] [w] [arrowsmith] [,] [quay] [street] [london] [simpkin] [,] [marshall] [&] [co] [.] [,] @number@ [stationers] ['] [hall] [court] [all] [rights] [reserved] 1 @number@ 17 @number@ { " so the two [went] [into] [the] gardens together , [and] [talked] [about] [a] [number] of things . " [:] [p0.jpg] [}] 1 { 2 " 1 { 4 the 2 " 3 so 4 the 5 two 4 the 9 gardens 9 gardens 10 together 10 together 11 , 11 , 20 " 17 of 18 things 18 things 19 . 19 . 20 " [prince] [prigio] [is] [dedicated] [to] [alma] [thyra] [edith] [rosalind] [norna] [cecily] [and] [violet] [preface] [.] in [compiling] the [following] [history] [from] the [archives] of [pantouflia] [,] the [editor] [has] [incurred] [several] [obligations] [to] [the] [learned] [.] 1 in 3 the 1 in 12 the 7 the 9 of 9 of 12 the for the [remora] [,] [the] [editor] [is] [indebted] [to] [the] [voyage] a [la] [lune] [of] [m] [.] [cyrano] [de] [bergerac] [.] 1 for 2 the 1 for 12 a [chapter] [i] [.] [{] [chapter] [heading] [picture] [:] [p1.jpg] [}] how [the] [fairies] [were] [not] [invited] to [court] [.] 1 how 7 to once upon a time there [reigned] [in] [pantouflia] a king [and] a queen . 1 once 2 upon 2 upon 3 a 2 upon 4 time 2 upon 9 a 4 time 5 there 9 a 10 king 10 king 13 queen 12 a 13 queen 13 queen 14 . with almost everything else to make them happy , they wanted one thing : they had no children . 1 with 12 one 2 almost 3 everything 2 almost 11 wanted 3 everything 4 else 4 else 5 to 5 to 6 make 6 make 7 them 6 make 8 happy 8 happy 9 , 10 they 11 wanted 11 wanted 12 one 12 one 13 thing 13 thing 14 : 14 : 15 they 15 they 16 had 16 had 17 no 17 no 18 children 18 children 19 . the king was anxious to consult the fairies , but the queen would not hear of such a thing . 1 the 2 king 2 king 12 queen 3 was 4 anxious 4 anxious 6 consult 5 to 6 consult 6 consult 8 fairies 6 consult 10 but 6 consult 12 queen 7 the 8 fairies 9 , 10 but 11 the 12 queen 12 queen 15 hear 13 would 14 not 14 not 15 hear 15 hear 16 of 15 hear 17 such 17 such 18 a 17 such 19 thing 19 thing 20 . it was a splendid room , hung with portraits of the royal ancestors . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 splendid 4 splendid 9 portraits 5 room 6 , 5 room 9 portraits 7 hung 9 portraits 8 with 9 portraits 9 portraits 10 of 9 portraits 13 ancestors 11 the 12 royal 12 royal 13 ancestors 13 ancestors 14 . there was [cinderella] [,] the [grandmother] of the [reigning] [monarch] [,] [with] [her] [little] [foot] [in] [her] glass [slipper] [thrust] [out] [before] [her] . 1 there 2 was 2 was 5 the 5 the 7 of 7 of 8 the 8 the 18 glass 18 glass 24 . on the arm of the throne was seated his celebrated cat , wearing boots . 1 on 2 the 1 on 6 throne 3 arm 6 throne 4 of 5 the 5 the 6 throne 6 throne 8 seated 6 throne 15 . 7 was 8 seated 8 seated 9 his 8 seated 10 celebrated 10 celebrated 11 cat 10 celebrated 13 wearing 11 cat 12 , 13 wearing 14 boots many other pictures of celebrated persons were hanging on the walls . 1 many 2 other 2 other 3 pictures 3 pictures 4 of 3 pictures 5 celebrated 5 celebrated 6 persons 5 celebrated 11 walls 6 persons 7 were 6 persons 8 hanging 8 hanging 9 on 9 on 10 the 10 the 11 walls 11 walls 12 . " you have asked all the right people , my dear ? " said the king . 1 " 2 you 1 " 4 asked 1 " 14 said 2 you 3 have 4 asked 6 the 5 all 6 the 6 the 8 people 7 right 8 people 9 , 11 dear 10 my 11 dear 11 dear 12 ? 12 ? 13 " 13 " 14 said 14 said 16 king 15 the 16 king 16 king 17 . " everyone who should be asked , " answered the queen . 1 " 9 answered 2 everyone 3 who 2 everyone 9 answered 3 who 4 should 4 should 5 be 6 asked 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 answered 9 answered 10 the 10 the 11 queen 11 queen 12 . " people are so touchy on these occasions , " said his majesty . 1 " 5 touchy 2 people 5 touchy 3 are 5 touchy 4 so 5 touchy 5 touchy 8 occasions 6 on 8 occasions 7 these 8 occasions 8 occasions 9 , 8 occasions 13 majesty 8 occasions 14 . 10 " 11 said 11 said 13 majesty 12 his 13 majesty " you have not forgotten any of our aunts ? " 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 have 3 have 5 forgotten 4 not 5 forgotten 5 forgotten 9 aunts 6 any 9 aunts 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 3 waited 8 remarked 4 a 5 little 6 , 7 and 6 , 8 remarked 8 remarked 9 : " the [fairies] [,] of course [,] [you] [have] [invited] [?] 1 " 6 course 2 the 5 of 5 of 6 course " how can you be so absurd ? " cried the queen . 1 " 10 cried 2 how 3 can 2 how 7 absurd 3 can 4 you 3 can 5 be 6 so 7 absurd 7 absurd 8 ? 8 ? 9 " 9 " 10 cried 10 cried 12 queen 11 the 12 queen 12 queen 13 . " how often must [i] tell you that there are no fairies ? 1 " 2 how 2 how 3 often 2 how 10 are 4 must 6 tell 6 tell 7 you 7 you 10 are 8 that 9 there 9 there 10 are 10 are 12 fairies 11 no 12 fairies 12 fairies 13 ? and even if there were but , no matter ; pray let us drop the subject . " 1 and 2 even 2 even 3 if 3 if 4 there 4 there 5 were 4 there 8 no 6 but 8 no 7 , 8 no 8 no 9 matter 9 matter 14 drop 10 ; 11 pray 11 pray 12 let 11 pray 14 drop 12 let 13 us 14 drop 16 subject 15 the 16 subject 16 subject 17 . 17 . 18 " " they are [very] old [friends] [of] [our] family , my dear , that 's all , " said the king [timidly] . 1 " 3 are 1 " 19 said 2 they 3 are 5 old 9 family 9 family 10 , 10 , 18 " 11 my 12 dear 12 dear 13 , 13 , 14 that 14 that 15 's 15 's 16 all 16 all 17 , 17 , 18 " 18 " 19 said 19 said 21 king 20 the 21 king 21 king 23 . " often and often they have been godmothers to us . 1 " 2 often 2 often 8 godmothers 3 and 8 godmothers 4 often 8 godmothers 5 they 8 godmothers 6 have 8 godmothers 7 been 8 godmothers 8 godmothers 9 to 8 godmothers 10 us 10 us 11 . one , in particular , was [most] [kind] [and] [most] [serviceable] [to] [cinderella] [i] [.] , my [own] grandmother . " 1 one 2 , 1 one 4 particular 3 in 4 particular 4 particular 5 , 5 , 21 " 6 was 16 , 16 , 21 " 17 my 19 grandmother 19 grandmother 20 . 20 . 21 " " your grandmother ! " interrupted her majesty . 1 " 2 your 2 your 3 grandmother 2 your 8 majesty 4 ! 5 " 5 " 6 interrupted 6 interrupted 8 majesty 7 her 8 majesty 8 majesty 9 . " [fiddle-de-dee] ! 1 " 3 ! if anyone [puts] [such] [nonsense] [into] [the] [head] [of] [my] [little] [prigio] ["] 1 if 2 anyone but [here] [the] [baby] was [brought] in by the [nurse] , and the [queen] [almost] [devoured] it [with] [kisses] . 1 but 5 was 1 but 17 it 5 was 7 in 7 in 9 the 7 in 13 the 8 by 9 the 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 the 17 it 20 . and so the fairies were not invited ! 1 and 2 so 1 and 7 invited 3 the 4 fairies 4 fairies 7 invited 5 were 7 invited 6 not 7 invited 7 invited 8 ! some [were] [abroad] [;] [several] [were] [ill] [;] [a] [few] [were] [in] [prison] [among] [the] [saracens] [;] [others] [were] [captives] [in] [the] [dens] of [ogres] . 1 some 24 of 24 of 26 . don't you like opening parcels ? 1 don't 2 you 1 don't 3 like 3 like 5 parcels 4 opening 5 parcels 5 parcels 6 ? the king did , and he was most friendly and polite to the fairies . 1 the 2 king 1 the 14 fairies 2 king 3 did 4 , 5 and 5 and 6 he 6 he 7 was 7 was 8 most 8 most 11 polite 9 friendly 11 polite 10 and 11 polite 11 polite 12 to 11 polite 14 fairies 13 the 14 fairies 14 fairies 15 . but the queen , though she saw them distinctly , took no notice of them . 1 but 2 the 2 the 3 queen 3 queen 9 distinctly 4 , 5 though 5 though 9 distinctly 6 she 7 saw 7 saw 9 distinctly 8 them 9 distinctly 9 distinctly 10 , 9 distinctly 13 notice 11 took 13 notice 12 no 13 notice 13 notice 14 of 13 notice 15 them 15 them 16 . you see , she did not believe in fairies , nor in her own eyes , when she saw them . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 she 4 she 5 did 4 she 19 saw 5 did 6 not 6 not 7 believe 7 believe 8 in 7 believe 9 fairies 7 believe 14 own 9 fairies 11 nor 10 , 11 nor 12 in 13 her 13 her 14 own 14 own 15 eyes 16 , 17 when 17 when 18 she 17 when 19 saw 19 saw 20 them 20 them 21 . when dinner was over , and when the nurse had brought in the baby , all the fairies gave him the most magnificent presents . 1 when 2 dinner 1 when 9 nurse 2 dinner 3 was 2 dinner 4 over 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 when 7 when 9 nurse 8 the 9 nurse 9 nurse 11 brought 9 nurse 14 baby 10 had 11 brought 12 in 13 the 13 the 14 baby 14 baby 15 , 14 baby 18 fairies 16 all 17 the 17 the 18 fairies 18 fairies 19 gave 18 fairies 24 presents 19 gave 20 him 21 the 22 most 22 most 23 magnificent 23 magnificent 24 presents 24 presents 25 . [chapter] [ii] [.] [{] [chapter] [heading] [picture] [:] [p9.jpg] [}] [prince] [prigio] [and] [his] [family] [.] well , the little prince grew up . 1 well 2 , 2 , 3 the 3 the 4 little 3 the 5 prince 5 prince 6 grew 6 grew 7 up 7 up 8 . i think [i] 've told you [that] his name [was] [prigio] [did] [i] [not] ? 1 i 2 think 1 i 4 've 4 've 5 told 5 told 6 you 6 you 15 ? 8 his 9 name 9 name 15 ? well , that was his name . 1 well 2 , 1 well 3 that 3 that 4 was 3 that 6 name 4 was 5 his 6 name 7 . you cannot think how clever he was . 1 you 2 cannot 1 you 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 2 argued 3 with 2 argued 5 nurse 3 with 4 his 5 nurse 7 soon 5 nurse 17 . 6 as 7 soon 7 soon 8 as 8 as 9 he 8 as 16 soon 9 he 10 could 10 could 11 speak 12 , 13 which 13 which 14 was 14 was 15 very 15 very 16 soon he argued that he did not like to be washed , because the soap got into his eyes . 1 he 2 argued 2 argued 3 that 2 argued 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 14 soap 13 the 14 soap 14 soap 15 got 14 soap 16 into 14 soap 18 eyes 17 his 18 eyes 18 eyes 19 . then he remembered the awful curse of the oldest fairy , and was sorry for the rudeness of the queen . 1 then 3 remembered 2 he 3 remembered 3 remembered 4 the 3 remembered 6 curse 5 awful 6 curse 6 curse 7 of 6 curse 9 oldest 8 the 9 oldest 9 oldest 10 fairy 10 fairy 11 , 10 fairy 20 queen 11 , 12 and 13 was 14 sorry 14 sorry 15 for 14 sorry 17 rudeness 16 the 17 rudeness 17 rudeness 18 of 17 rudeness 20 queen 19 the 20 queen 20 queen 21 . [{] [prigio] [reading] [a] [book] [:] [p11.jpg] [}] indeed , [i] [cannot] [tell] you [how] [the] [prince] [was] [hated] [by] [all] ! 1 indeed 2 , 1 indeed 14 ! 2 , 6 you he would go down into the kitchen , and show the cook how to make soup . 1 he 2 would 2 would 3 go 3 go 4 down 4 down 5 into 5 into 7 kitchen 6 the 7 kitchen 7 kitchen 8 , 7 kitchen 12 cook 8 , 9 and 10 show 12 cook 11 the 12 cook 12 cook 13 how 12 cook 16 soup 14 to 15 make 15 make 16 soup 16 soup 17 . he showed the fencing-master how to fence , and the professional cricketer how to bowl , and instructed the rat-catcher in breeding terriers . 1 he 2 showed 2 showed 4 fencing-master 3 the 4 fencing-master 4 fencing-master 5 how 4 fencing-master 6 to 4 fencing-master 7 fence 7 fence 12 cricketer 8 , 9 and 9 and 12 cricketer 10 the 12 cricketer 11 professional 12 cricketer 12 cricketer 13 how 12 cricketer 14 to 12 cricketer 15 bowl 12 cricketer 18 instructed 16 , 17 and 17 and 18 instructed 18 instructed 20 rat-catcher 19 the 20 rat-catcher 20 rat-catcher 21 in 20 rat-catcher 23 terriers 22 breeding 23 terriers 23 terriers 24 . he also endeavoured to teach the queen-dowager , his grandmother , an art with which she had long been perfectly familiar ! 1 he 3 endeavoured 2 also 3 endeavoured 3 endeavoured 4 to 3 endeavoured 7 queen-dowager 5 teach 7 queen-dowager 6 the 7 queen-dowager 7 queen-dowager 8 , 7 queen-dowager 9 his 7 queen-dowager 10 grandmother 7 queen-dowager 11 , 7 queen-dowager 12 an 7 queen-dowager 13 art 13 art 15 which 14 with 15 which 15 which 21 familiar 16 she 17 had 17 had 18 long 17 had 19 been 19 been 21 familiar 20 perfectly 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 6 , 7 he 7 he 8 had as time went on , [prince] [prigio] had two [younger] brothers [,] whom everybody liked . 1 as 3 went 1 as 14 everybody 2 time 3 went 3 went 4 on 4 on 5 , 8 had 9 two 9 two 11 brothers 11 brothers 13 whom 13 whom 14 everybody 14 everybody 15 liked 15 liked 16 . they were not a bit clever , but jolly . 1 they 2 were 2 were 3 not 3 not 5 bit 4 a 5 bit 5 bit 6 clever 5 bit 10 . 6 clever 7 , 6 clever 9 jolly 7 , 8 but prince [alphonso] , the third [son] , was [round] , [fat] [,] [good-humoured] [,] and [as] [brave] [as] [a] [lion] [.] 1 prince 3 , 3 , 15 and 4 the 5 third 5 third 7 , 7 , 15 and 8 was 10 , 10 , 15 and prince [enrico] , [the] [second] [,] [was] tall , thin , and a little [sad] , but never [too] [clever] [.] 1 prince 3 , 3 , 17 but 8 tall 9 , 8 tall 10 thin 10 thin 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 a 13 a 14 little 14 little 16 , 16 , 17 but 17 but 18 never but [prigio] [nearly] [got] the [country] [into] [several] [wars] [by] [being] [too] [clever] [for] [the] [foreign] [ambassadors] [.] 1 but 5 the [chapter] [iii] [.] about the [firedrake] [.] 1 about 2 the of all the people who did not like [prigio] [,] [his] [own] [dear] [papa] [,] [king] [grognio] [,] [disliked] him [most] . 1 of 3 the 2 all 3 the 3 the 4 people 4 people 5 who 5 who 6 did 6 did 7 not 7 not 8 like 8 like 20 him 20 him 22 . for the king knew he was not clever , himself . 1 for 2 the 2 the 3 king 3 king 10 himself 4 knew 5 he 5 he 6 was 6 was 7 not 7 not 8 clever 8 clever 9 , 8 clever 10 himself 10 himself 11 . and the king [was] [afraid] [that] [prigio] [would] [conspire] , and [get] made [king] himself [which] [was] [the] [last] [thing] [prigio] really wanted . 1 and 2 the 2 the 3 king 3 king 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 13 made 13 made 15 himself 15 himself 24 . 22 really 23 wanted 23 wanted 24 . he much preferred to idle about , and know everything without seeming to take any trouble . 1 he 2 much 2 much 3 preferred 2 much 16 trouble 3 preferred 4 to 3 preferred 5 idle 5 idle 6 about 7 , 8 and 7 , 12 seeming 9 know 12 seeming 10 everything 12 seeming 11 without 12 seeming 12 seeming 13 to 12 seeming 14 take 12 seeming 16 trouble 15 any 16 trouble 16 trouble 17 . [{] [the] [king] [at] [his] [desk] [:] [p15.jpg] [}] well , the king thought and thought . 1 well 2 , 2 , 3 the 3 the 4 king 4 king 5 thought 5 thought 7 thought 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 5 get 2 was 4 to 4 to 5 get 5 get 7 out 7 out 8 of 8 of 9 the 9 the 10 way 10 way 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 make and he wished he had the chance . 1 and 2 he 2 he 3 wished 2 he 5 had 4 he 5 had 5 had 7 chance 6 the 7 chance 7 chance 8 . well , it arrived at last . 1 well 2 , 1 well 4 arrived 2 , 3 it 4 arrived 5 at 5 at 6 last 6 last 7 . there was a very hot summer ! 1 there 2 was 2 was 4 very 3 a 4 very 4 very 5 hot 5 hot 6 summer 5 hot 7 ! it began to be [hot] in [march] . 1 it 4 be 1 it 8 . 2 began 3 to 3 to 4 be 4 be 6 in all the rivers were dried up . 1 all 3 rivers 2 the 3 rivers 3 rivers 4 were 3 rivers 5 dried 5 dried 6 up 6 up 7 . the grass did not grow . 1 the 2 grass 2 grass 5 grow 3 did 4 not 4 not 5 grow 5 grow 6 . the corn did not grow . 1 the 2 corn 2 corn 3 did 2 corn 5 grow 3 did 4 not 5 grow 6 . the thermometers exploded with heat . 1 the 2 thermometers 2 thermometers 3 exploded 2 thermometers 5 heat 3 exploded 4 with 5 heat 6 . [the] [barometers] [stood] [at] [set] [fair] [.] the people [were] [much] [distressed] , and [came] [and] [broke] [the] [palace] [windows] [as] they [usually] [do] [when] [things] go [wrong] in [pantouflia] . 1 the 2 people 2 people 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 15 they 15 they 20 go 20 go 22 in 22 in 24 . the king [consulted] [the] [learned] [men] [about] [the] [court] , who [told] [him] [that] [probably] [a] 1 the 2 king 2 king 11 who 10 , 11 who [firedrake] was in the neighbourhood . 1 was 2 in 2 in 4 neighbourhood 3 the 4 neighbourhood 4 neighbourhood 5 . now , the [firedrake] is [a] [beast] , or [bird] [,] [about] [the] [bigness] [of] [an] [elephant] [.] 1 now 2 , 1 now 5 is 1 now 8 , 2 , 3 the 8 , 9 or its body is made of iron , and it is always red-hot . 1 its 2 body 1 its 6 iron 2 body 3 is 4 made 6 iron 5 of 6 iron 6 iron 7 , 6 iron 12 red-hot 7 , 8 and 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 20 ! 2 is 3 a 2 is 14 to 3 a 4 little 4 little 8 , 8 , 12 but 10 boy 11 ; 11 ; 12 but 14 to 15 get 15 get 16 rid 16 rid 17 of 20 ! 21 " put on your armour , and be off with you ! " 1 put 2 on 1 put 4 armour 3 your 4 armour 4 armour 6 and 4 armour 7 be 4 armour 8 off 5 , 6 and 8 off 9 with 9 with 10 you 10 you 11 ! 11 ! 12 " [{] ["] [put] [on] [your] [armour] [and] [be] [off] [with] [you] [!] ["] [:] [p18.jpg] [}] but the prince , who was lying on the sofa doing sums in compound division for fun , said in the politest way : 1 but 2 the 2 the 3 prince 3 prince 15 division 4 , 5 who 5 who 6 was 6 was 7 lying 7 lying 8 on 7 lying 10 sofa 9 the 10 sofa 10 sofa 12 sums 11 doing 12 sums 12 sums 14 compound 13 in 14 compound 14 compound 15 division 15 division 16 for 15 division 17 fun 17 fun 22 politest 18 , 19 said 19 said 22 politest 20 in 22 politest 21 the 22 politest 22 politest 23 way 22 politest 24 : [send] [alphonso] ["] [(] [this] [was] [the] [youngest] [brother] [)] [,] ["] [and] [he] [will] [do] [the] [trick] [at] [once] [.] at least , if he [fails] [,] it will be [most] [unusual] , and [enrico] [can] [try] his [luck] . " 1 at 2 least 2 least 3 , 2 least 20 . 3 , 14 and 4 if 5 he 4 if 8 it 8 it 9 will 9 will 10 be 10 be 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 18 his 20 . 21 " then he went back to his [arithmetic] [and] [his] [slate] , and the king had [to] [send] [for] [prince] [alphonso] [and] [prince] [enrico] [.] 1 then 2 he 1 then 11 , 2 he 3 went 3 went 4 back 4 back 5 to 5 to 6 his 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 the 13 the 14 king 14 king 15 had they both came in very warm ; for they had been whipping tops , and the day was unusually hot . 1 they 2 both 1 they 3 came 3 came 4 in 4 in 6 warm 5 very 6 warm 6 warm 7 ; 6 warm 12 whipping 8 for 12 whipping 9 they 10 had 10 had 11 been 11 been 12 whipping 12 whipping 13 tops 12 whipping 21 . 13 tops 14 , 13 tops 19 unusually 15 and 16 the 16 the 17 day 17 day 19 unusually 18 was 19 unusually 19 unusually 20 hot " look here , " said the king , " just you two [younger] [ones] look at [prigio] ! 1 " 2 look 2 look 3 here 2 look 19 ! 3 here 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 8 king 7 the 8 king 8 king 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 just 10 " 12 you 12 you 13 two 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 2 , 1 well 16 , 2 , 6 that 13 to 15 it 15 it 16 , 16 , 17 and 16 , 20 " 17 and 18 he 18 he 19 says " [that] he does not believe in [firedrakes] , " interrupted [prigio] . 1 " 3 he 1 " 11 interrupted 3 he 4 does 4 does 5 not 5 not 6 believe 7 in 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 interrupted 11 interrupted 13 . " [the] [weather] ['s] [warm] [enough] [without] [going] out [hunting] ! ["] 1 " 11 ! 9 out 11 ! " not [believe] in [firedrakes] ! " cried [alphonso] . 1 " 2 not 1 " 8 cried 2 not 4 in 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 cried 8 cried 10 . " [i] [wonder] what [you] do believe in ! 1 " 4 what 4 what 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 2 let 1 just 13 as 2 let 3 me 2 let 4 get 4 get 5 at 5 at 6 the 6 the 7 creature 7 creature 8 ! 8 ! 9 " 9 " 11 he 10 for 11 he 11 he 12 was 13 as 14 brave 14 brave 15 as 14 brave 17 lion 16 a 17 lion 17 lion 18 . " hi ! 1 " 2 hi 2 hi 3 ! page , my chain-armour , helmet , lance , and buckler ! 1 page 4 chain-armour 2 , 4 chain-armour 3 my 4 chain-armour 4 chain-armour 5 , 4 chain-armour 6 helmet 4 chain-armour 7 , 4 chain-armour 8 lance 8 lance 11 buckler 9 , 11 buckler 10 and 11 buckler 11 buckler 12 ! [a] [molinda] [!] [a] [molinda] [!] ["] [which] [was] [his] [war-cry] [.] [{] [the] [page] [crying] [:] [p21.jpg] [}] " you had better put on [flannels] , [alphonso] , for this [kind] [of] [work] , " said [prigio] . 1 " 2 you 1 " 18 said 2 you 4 better 3 had 4 better 5 put 6 on 6 on 8 , 8 , 17 " 10 , 11 for 11 for 12 this 12 this 16 , 16 , 17 " 17 " 18 said 18 said 20 . " [and] if [i] [were] you , [i] ['d] [take] [a] light [garden-engine] , [full] of water , [to] [squirt] [at] [the] [enemy] . " 1 " 3 if 3 if 6 you 6 you 7 , 7 , 25 " 12 light 14 , 14 , 25 " 16 of 17 water 17 water 18 , 18 , 25 " 24 . 25 " " [happy] thought ! " said [alphonso] . 1 " 3 thought 1 " 6 said 4 ! 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 8 . " [i] will [!] ["] 1 " 3 will but he never came back any more ! 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 never 3 never 4 came 3 never 6 any 4 came 5 back 6 any 7 more 7 more 8 ! " there is some [dreadful] [mistake] , sir , " said [prigio] to the king . 1 " 2 there 1 " 11 said 2 there 3 is 2 there 4 some 7 , 8 sir 8 sir 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 said 11 said 15 king 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 2 you 3 know 4 as 5 well 5 well 6 as 5 well 16 , 6 as 10 the 11 youngest 12 son 12 son 16 , [but] [i] [entertain] [great] [hopes] [of] [enrico] [!] ["] and he grinned ; for he fancied it was all nonsense , and that [there] [were] [no] [firedrakes] . 1 and 3 grinned 2 he 3 grinned 3 grinned 4 ; 3 grinned 7 fancied 3 grinned 19 . 5 for 7 fancied 6 he 7 fancied 7 fancied 9 was 7 fancied 11 nonsense 7 fancied 14 that 8 it 9 was 10 all 11 nonsense 11 nonsense 12 , 12 , 13 and [enrico] [was] [present] [when] [prigio] [was] [consoling] [the] [king] [in] [this] [unfeeling] [way] [.] " [enrico] , my boy , " said his majesty , " the task awaits you , and the honour . 1 " 8 said 3 , 4 my 4 my 5 boy 5 boy 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 10 majesty 9 his 10 majesty 10 majesty 11 , 10 majesty 15 awaits 11 , 12 " 13 the 14 task 14 task 15 awaits 15 awaits 16 you 15 awaits 20 honour 17 , 18 and 18 and 19 the 19 the 20 honour 20 honour 21 . [enrico] [was] [not] [quite] [so] [confident] [as] [alphonso] [had] [been] [.] he insisted on making his will ; and he wrote a poem about the pleasures and advantages of dying young . 1 he 2 insisted 1 he 6 will 2 insisted 3 on 2 insisted 4 making 4 making 5 his 6 will 17 advantages 7 ; 8 and 8 and 15 pleasures 9 he 10 wrote 10 wrote 12 poem 11 a 12 poem 12 poem 15 pleasures 13 about 15 pleasures 14 the 15 pleasures 15 pleasures 16 and 15 pleasures 17 advantages 17 advantages 18 of 17 advantages 19 dying 17 advantages 20 young 20 young 21 . this is part of it : 1 this 2 is 1 this 3 part 1 this 6 : 3 part 4 of 4 of 5 it the [violet] [is] [a] [blossom] sweet , [that] [droops] [before] [the] [day] [is] [done] [slain] [by] [thine] [overpowering] [heat] [,] [o] [sun] [!] 1 the 6 sweet 6 sweet 7 , this [poem] [comforted] [enrico] [more] [or] [less] , and he [showed] [it] [to] [prigio] [.] 1 this 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 he enrico tried to improve it , but could not . 1 enrico 2 tried 1 enrico 4 improve 2 tried 3 to 4 improve 5 it 4 improve 8 could 6 , 7 but 7 but 8 could 8 could 9 not 9 not 10 . but he never came back again ! 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 never 3 never 4 came 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 7 the 7 the 8 king 8 king 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 2 turn 2 turn 8 first 3 , 4 which 4 which 5 should 5 should 6 have 5 should 7 come 5 should 8 first 8 first 9 , 8 first 11 arrived 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] [firedrake] . 1 you 2 must 2 must 13 . probably you will be grilled , thank goodness ; but who will give me [back] [enrico] [and] [alphonso] ? " 1 probably 3 will 2 you 3 will 3 will 5 grilled 3 will 13 give 4 be 5 grilled 5 grilled 6 , 5 grilled 7 thank 5 grilled 8 goodness 5 grilled 9 ; 5 grilled 11 who 9 ; 10 but 12 will 13 give 13 give 14 me 14 me 19 ? 19 ? 20 " " indeed , your majesty , " said [prigio] , " you [must] [permit] me [to] [correct] [your] [policy] . 1 " 2 indeed 2 indeed 3 , 3 , 7 " 4 your 5 majesty 5 majesty 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 you 12 you 15 me 15 me 20 . now , [there] [can] [be] [no] [further] [question] [about] the [matter] . 1 now 2 , 1 now 12 . 2 , 10 the i [,] [unworthy] [as] [i] am [,] [represent] [the] [sole] [hope] of the [royal] family . 1 i 6 am 6 am 12 of 12 of 13 the 13 the 15 family 15 family 16 . therefore to send me [after] [the] [firedrake] [were] [{] [25] [}] [both] [dangerous] [and] [unnecessary] . 1 therefore 3 send 2 to 3 send 3 send 4 me 4 me 16 . ask [the] [lord] [chief] [justice] , if you don't believe me . " 1 ask 11 me 6 , 7 if 7 if 8 you 8 you 9 don't 9 don't 10 believe 10 believe 11 me 11 me 12 . 12 . 13 " [chapter] [iv] [.] how [prince] [prigio] was [deserted] [by] [everybody] [.] 1 how 4 was meanwhile , [prince] [prigio] [had] [to] [suffer] [many] [unpleasant] [things] [.] 1 meanwhile 2 , though he was the crown prince ( and though his arguments were unanswerable ) , everybody shunned him for a coward . 1 though 2 he 1 though 11 arguments 2 he 3 was 4 the 5 crown 5 crown 6 prince 5 crown 7 ( 5 crown 8 and 5 crown 11 arguments 9 though 11 arguments 10 his 11 arguments 11 arguments 13 unanswerable 12 were 13 unanswerable 13 unanswerable 14 ) 13 unanswerable 17 shunned 14 ) 15 , 16 everybody 17 shunned 17 shunned 18 him 17 shunned 19 for 17 shunned 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 1 the 14 side 2 queen 4 who 3 , 4 who 4 who 5 did 5 did 6 not 6 not 7 believe 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 2 was 2 was 7 all 7 all 8 , 8 , 9 but 9 but 10 he 10 he 11 had 11 had 16 his 16 his 17 own 17 own 19 , 19 , 22 and in the garden [lady] [molinda] [met] [him] [walking] [alone] , and did not [bow] to [him] . 1 in 2 the 2 the 3 garden 3 garden 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 did 12 did 13 not 13 not 15 to 15 to 17 . " oh , excuse me , " said the prince , " [i] [am] [certain] he has [merely] gone off on [his] [travels] . 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 , 3 , 7 " 4 excuse 5 me 5 me 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 9 the 8 said 24 . 9 the 10 prince 10 prince 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 16 he 16 he 17 has 17 has 19 gone 19 gone 20 off 20 off 21 on [{] ["] [my] [name] [,] [sir] [,] [is] [lady] [molinda] [,] [she] [said] [.] ["] [:] [p29.jpg] [}] " [prince] [alphonso] [has] [gone] [on] [his] [travels] , and will come back [when] [he] [is] tired ! 1 " 9 , 1 " 18 ! 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 will 11 will 12 come 12 come 13 back 17 tired 18 ! and [was] [he] [then] [tired] [of] me ? " cried [poor] [molinda] , [bursting] [into] [tears] , and [forgetting] [her] [dignity] [.] 1 and 7 me 7 me 8 ? 8 ? 9 " 9 " 10 cried 10 cried 13 , 13 , 18 and 17 , 18 and " oh ! 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 ! as for [lady] [kathleena] [,] [she] [swept] [past] him [like] [a] queen , without a word . 1 as 2 for 2 for 9 him 9 him 17 . 12 queen 13 , 12 queen 14 without 14 without 16 word 15 a 16 word 16 word 17 . so the prince , for all his cleverness , was not happy . 1 so 12 happy 2 the 3 prince 3 prince 4 , 3 prince 8 cleverness 5 for 8 cleverness 6 all 8 cleverness 7 his 8 cleverness 8 cleverness 9 , 8 cleverness 11 not 8 cleverness 12 happy 10 was 11 not 12 happy 13 . after several days had gone by , the king returned from the solitary place where he had been speaking his mind . 1 after 2 several 1 after 5 gone 2 several 3 days 4 had 5 gone 5 gone 6 by 6 by 19 speaking 7 , 10 returned 8 the 9 king 9 king 10 returned 10 returned 11 from 10 returned 13 solitary 11 from 12 the 13 solitary 14 place 13 solitary 19 speaking 14 place 15 where 15 where 16 he 16 he 17 had 17 had 18 been 18 been 19 speaking 19 speaking 21 mind 20 his 21 mind 21 mind 22 . he now felt calmer and better ; and so at last he came back to the palace . 1 he 4 calmer 2 now 4 calmer 3 felt 4 calmer 4 calmer 5 and 4 calmer 6 better 4 calmer 7 ; 4 calmer 8 and 4 calmer 9 so 4 calmer 10 at 10 at 11 last 11 last 13 came 12 he 13 came 13 came 14 back 14 back 15 to 14 back 17 palace 16 the 17 palace 17 palace 18 . for he was quite unendurable , the king said , and he could not trust his own temper when he thought of him . 1 for 2 he 2 he 3 was 2 he 13 could 3 was 5 unendurable 4 quite 5 unendurable 5 unendurable 6 , 5 unendurable 8 king 5 unendurable 9 said 5 unendurable 10 , 7 the 8 king 11 and 12 he 12 he 13 could 13 could 14 not 13 could 15 trust 15 trust 18 temper 15 trust 23 him 16 his 17 own 16 his 18 temper 18 temper 19 when 19 when 20 he 20 he 21 thought 21 thought 22 of 23 him 24 . and he grew so fierce , that even the queen was afraid of him now . 1 and 2 he 2 he 3 grew 2 he 11 was 3 grew 5 fierce 4 so 5 fierce 5 fierce 6 , 5 fierce 8 even 5 fierce 10 queen 7 that 8 even 9 the 10 queen 11 was 12 afraid 12 afraid 13 of 13 of 14 him 14 him 15 now 14 him 16 . the [poor] queen [cried] [a] [good] [deal] [;] [prigio] [being] her [favourite] son , [on] [account] [of] [his] [acknowledged] [ability] and [talent] [.] 1 the 3 queen 3 queen 13 son 11 her 13 son 13 son 14 , 14 , 21 and but the rest of the [courtiers] were [delighted] [at] [leaving] [prince] [prigio] [behind] [.] 1 but 2 the 2 the 3 rest 3 rest 4 of 3 rest 7 were 4 of 5 the 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 25 day 8 and 15 so 8 and 24 one 15 so 17 that 17 that 18 they 18 they 21 would 20 he 21 would 21 would 22 be 22 be 23 king 24 one 25 day 25 day 26 . when he wakened , the air was cold and the day was beginning to grow dark . 1 when 2 he 1 when 3 wakened 3 wakened 4 , 3 wakened 6 air 5 the 6 air 6 air 7 was 7 was 8 cold 7 was 13 beginning 8 cold 9 and 9 and 10 the 10 the 11 day 11 day 12 was 13 beginning 14 to 13 beginning 15 grow 15 grow 16 dark 16 dark 17 . prince [prigio] [thought] [he] [would] [go] [down] [and] [dine] [at] [a] [tavern] [in] [the] [town] , for [no] [servants] [had] [been] [left] [with] him . 1 prince 16 , 16 , 17 for 17 for 24 him 24 him 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 2 wardrobe 5 ransacked 2 wardrobe 12 been 2 wardrobe 16 been 3 had 4 been 4 been 5 ransacked 5 ransacked 6 , 5 ransacked 8 everything 6 , 7 and 8 everything 9 that 10 had 11 not 10 had 12 been 12 been 13 carried 13 carried 14 off 15 had 16 been 16 been 23 destroyed 17 cut 18 up 17 cut 23 destroyed 18 up 19 , 20 burned 23 destroyed 21 , 22 and 22 and 23 destroyed 23 destroyed 24 . never was such a spectacle of wicked mischief . 1 never 3 such 2 was 3 such 3 such 4 a 3 such 5 spectacle 5 spectacle 6 of 5 spectacle 7 wicked 5 spectacle 8 mischief 8 mischief 9 . it was as if hay had been made of everything he possessed . 1 it 2 was 2 was 5 hay 3 as 4 if 4 if 5 hay 5 hay 6 had 5 hay 8 made 5 hay 10 everything 6 had 7 been 8 made 9 of 10 everything 12 possessed 11 he 12 possessed 12 possessed 13 . can you imagine anything more cruel and unjust than this conduct ? for it was not the prince 's fault that he was so clever . 1 can 3 imagine 2 you 3 imagine 3 imagine 4 anything 3 imagine 8 unjust 4 anything 5 more 6 cruel 8 unjust 7 and 8 unjust 8 unjust 9 than 8 unjust 11 conduct 10 this 11 conduct 11 conduct 12 ? 11 conduct 13 for 11 conduct 16 not 14 it 15 was 15 was 16 not 16 not 20 fault 17 the 18 prince 18 prince 20 fault 19 's 20 fault 20 fault 21 that 20 fault 25 clever 21 that 22 he 23 was 24 so 24 so 25 clever 25 clever 26 . the cruel fairy had made him so . 1 the 3 fairy 2 cruel 3 fairy 3 fairy 4 had 4 had 5 made 5 made 6 him 6 him 7 so 6 him 8 . if you are clever , you will find it best not to let people know it if you want them to like you . 1 if 2 you 2 you 3 are 2 you 15 know 3 are 4 clever 4 clever 5 , 5 , 6 you 6 you 7 will 6 you 15 know 7 will 8 find 8 find 9 it 8 find 10 best 11 not 13 let 11 not 15 know 12 to 13 let 14 people 15 know 15 know 16 it 15 know 18 you 17 if 18 you 18 you 19 want 19 want 20 them 19 want 21 to 19 want 23 you 22 like 23 you 23 you 24 . well , here was the prince in a pretty plight . 1 well 2 , 1 well 3 here 3 here 10 plight 4 was 10 plight 5 the 6 prince 6 prince 10 plight 7 in 10 plight 8 a 9 pretty 9 pretty 10 plight 10 plight 11 . [chapter] [v] [.] what [prince] [prigio] [found] [in] the [garret] [.] 1 what 6 the but in the dusk the prince saw a heap of all sorts of things lying on the floor and on the table . 1 but 2 in 2 in 4 dusk 3 the 4 dusk 4 dusk 6 prince 4 dusk 9 heap 5 the 6 prince 7 saw 9 heap 8 a 9 heap 9 heap 10 of 9 heap 12 sorts 11 all 12 sorts 12 sorts 13 of 12 sorts 14 things 12 sorts 15 lying 15 lying 16 on 15 lying 18 floor 15 lying 20 on 17 the 18 floor 18 floor 19 and 20 on 22 table 21 the 22 table 22 table 23 . there were two caps ; he put one on an old , grey , ugly cap it was , made of felt . 1 there 2 were 2 were 4 caps 3 two 4 caps 4 caps 5 ; 4 caps 7 put 4 caps 16 cap 6 he 7 put 7 put 8 one 7 put 9 on 10 an 11 old 10 an 15 ugly 11 old 12 , 13 grey 14 , 13 grey 15 ugly 15 ugly 16 cap 16 cap 17 it 16 cap 19 , 16 cap 20 made 16 cap 21 of 16 cap 22 felt 16 cap 23 . 17 it 18 was there was a pair of [boots] [;] [and] [he] [kicked] [off] [his] [slippers] [,] [and] [got] [into] them . 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 pair 4 pair 5 of 5 of 18 them 18 them 19 . they were a good deal worn , but fitted as if they had been made for him . 1 they 2 were 2 were 6 worn 3 a 5 deal 4 good 5 deal 5 deal 6 worn 6 worn 9 fitted 7 , 8 but 8 but 9 fitted 9 fitted 10 as 9 fitted 17 him 10 as 11 if 11 if 12 they 12 they 13 had 13 had 14 been 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 2 he 3 ran 3 ran 4 downstairs 3 ran 8 out 3 ran 11 hall 4 downstairs 7 walked 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 walked 9 of 10 the 10 the 11 hall 11 hall 12 door 12 door 13 . [chapter] [vi] [.] [what] [happened] [to] [prince] [prigio] [in] [town] [.] by this time the prince was very hungry . 1 by 2 this 1 by 4 the 2 this 3 time 4 the 5 prince 5 prince 6 was 6 was 7 very 7 very 8 hungry 8 hungry 9 . but [,] then , [the] [town] [was] [twenty-one] [leagues] [away] [sixty-three] [long] [miles] [!] 1 but 3 then 3 then 4 , but this , of course , the prince did not know . 1 but 2 this 1 but 9 did 2 this 3 , 3 , 5 course 4 of 5 course 5 course 6 , 7 the 8 prince 8 prince 9 did 9 did 10 not 10 not 11 know 11 know 12 . now you should be told that seven-league boots only take those prodigious steps when you say you want to go a long distance . 1 now 2 you 2 you 18 want 3 should 4 be 3 should 7 seven-league 5 told 7 seven-league 6 that 7 seven-league 7 seven-league 8 boots 7 seven-league 9 only 7 seven-league 12 prodigious 10 take 12 prodigious 11 those 12 prodigious 12 prodigious 13 steps 12 prodigious 14 when 12 prodigious 16 say 12 prodigious 18 want 15 you 16 say 17 you 18 want 18 want 19 to 19 to 20 go 20 go 23 distance 21 a 22 long 22 long 23 distance 23 distance 24 . otherwise they would be very inconvenient when you only want to cross the room , for example . 1 otherwise 2 they 1 otherwise 6 inconvenient 3 would 4 be 4 be 6 inconvenient 5 very 6 inconvenient 6 inconvenient 7 when 6 inconvenient 9 only 6 inconvenient 10 want 6 inconvenient 12 cross 7 when 8 you 10 want 11 to 12 cross 17 example 13 the 14 room 14 room 15 , 14 room 17 example 16 for 17 example 17 example 18 . perhaps this has not been explained to you by your governess ? 1 perhaps 2 this 1 perhaps 3 has 3 has 5 been 4 not 5 been 5 been 11 governess 6 explained 7 to 6 explained 11 governess 8 you 11 governess 9 by 11 governess 10 your 11 governess 11 governess 12 ? well , [the] [prince] [walked] [into] " the [bear] , " [and] it [seemed] [odd] [to] [him] [that] nobody took any notice of him . 1 well 2 , 2 , 7 " 2 , 11 " 7 " 8 the 10 , 11 " 11 " 13 it 13 it 25 . 19 nobody 22 notice 20 took 22 notice 21 any 22 notice 22 notice 23 of 22 notice 24 him 24 him 25 . he was so puzzled by not being attended to as usual , that he quite forgot to take off his cap . 1 he 2 was 1 he 16 forgot 2 was 4 puzzled 3 so 4 puzzled 4 puzzled 5 by 4 puzzled 8 attended 6 not 8 attended 7 being 8 attended 8 attended 9 to 8 attended 11 usual 10 as 11 usual 11 usual 12 , 13 that 14 he 14 he 16 forgot 15 quite 16 forgot 16 forgot 21 cap 17 to 18 take 18 take 19 off 19 off 21 cap 20 his 21 cap 21 cap 22 . at first he thought they were too busy , but presently another explanation occurred to him . 1 at 2 first 2 first 4 thought 3 he 4 thought 4 thought 14 occurred 5 they 6 were 6 were 8 busy 7 too 8 busy 8 busy 13 explanation 9 , 10 but 10 but 11 presently 11 presently 13 explanation 12 another 13 explanation 13 explanation 14 occurred 14 occurred 15 to 14 occurred 16 him 16 him 17 . [{] [the] [waiters] [:] [p38.jpg] [}] well , [i] don't mean to starve in the midst of plenty , anyhow ; here goes ! " 1 well 2 , 1 well 14 anyhow 4 don't 5 mean 5 mean 7 starve 6 to 7 starve 7 starve 10 midst 8 in 10 midst 9 the 10 midst 10 midst 11 of 10 midst 12 plenty 10 midst 14 anyhow 13 , 14 anyhow 14 anyhow 15 ; 14 anyhow 17 goes 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 9 table 3 rose 6 went 3 rose 9 table 4 , 5 and 5 and 6 went 6 went 7 to 7 to 8 the 8 the 9 table 9 table 12 midst 9 table 20 roast 10 in 12 midst 11 the 12 midst 12 midst 13 of 12 midst 15 room 14 the 15 room 15 room 16 , 15 room 17 where 18 a 19 huge 19 huge 20 roast 20 roast 21 turkey 20 roast 25 placed 20 roast 26 . 22 had 23 just 22 had 24 been 24 been 25 placed he then went back to a table in a corner , where he dined very well , nobody taking any notice of him . 1 he 14 dined 2 then 3 went 3 went 4 back 3 went 14 dined 4 back 5 to 6 a 10 corner 7 table 10 corner 8 in 10 corner 9 a 10 corner 10 corner 14 dined 11 , 12 where 12 where 14 dined 13 he 14 dined 14 dined 15 very 14 dined 16 well 14 dined 18 nobody 14 dined 19 taking 16 well 17 , 19 taking 21 notice 20 any 21 notice 21 notice 22 of 21 notice 23 him 23 him 24 . when he had finished , he sat watching the other people dining , and smoking his cigarette . 1 when 4 finished 1 when 6 he 2 he 3 had 3 had 4 finished 4 finished 5 , 6 he 7 sat 7 sat 8 watching 8 watching 12 dining 9 the 10 other 10 other 11 people 11 people 12 dining 12 dining 17 cigarette 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 smoking 15 smoking 17 cigarette 16 his 17 cigarette 17 cigarette 18 . with these words , the officer sat down suddenly in the prince 's lap , as if he did not see him at all . 1 with 2 these 2 these 3 words 3 words 4 , 3 words 6 officer 5 the 6 officer 6 officer 7 sat 6 officer 9 suddenly 6 officer 12 prince 7 sat 8 down 10 in 11 the 11 the 12 prince 12 prince 14 lap 13 's 14 lap 14 lap 15 , 14 lap 25 . 15 , 16 as 16 as 17 if 17 if 18 he 18 he 19 did 19 did 20 not 20 not 21 see 21 see 22 him 22 him 23 at 23 at 24 all he was a heavy man , and the prince , enraged at the insult , pushed him away and jumped to his feet . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 heavy 3 a 5 man 5 man 11 enraged 6 , 7 and 6 , 11 enraged 7 and 8 the 8 the 9 prince 9 prince 11 enraged 10 , 11 enraged 11 enraged 12 at 11 enraged 14 insult 12 at 13 the 14 insult 16 pushed 14 insult 20 jumped 15 , 16 pushed 16 pushed 17 him 16 pushed 18 away 19 and 20 jumped 20 jumped 23 feet 21 to 22 his 22 his 23 feet 23 feet 24 . as he did so , his cap dropped off . 1 as 2 he 2 he 3 did 2 he 8 dropped 3 did 4 so 4 so 5 , 6 his 7 cap 7 cap 8 dropped 8 dropped 9 off 9 off 10 . the officer fell on his knees at once , crying : 1 the 2 officer 2 officer 3 fell 3 fell 6 knees 4 on 6 knees 5 his 6 knees 6 knees 8 once 6 knees 10 crying 7 at 8 once 9 , 10 crying 10 crying 11 : " pardon , my prince , pardon ! 1 " 2 pardon 2 pardon 3 , 2 pardon 4 my 2 pardon 7 pardon 5 prince 6 , 5 prince 7 pardon 7 pardon 8 ! i [never] saw you ! " 1 i 3 saw 1 i 4 you 4 you 5 ! 5 ! 6 " this was more than the prince could be expected to believe . 1 this 2 was 2 was 3 more 3 more 4 than 4 than 9 expected 5 the 6 prince 6 prince 9 expected 7 could 8 be 8 be 9 expected 9 expected 10 to 9 expected 11 believe 9 expected 12 . " nonsense ! 1 " 2 nonsense 2 nonsense 3 ! [count] [frederick] [von] [matterhorn] [,] ["] [he] [said] [;] ["] [you] [must] [be] [intoxicated] [.] sir ! you have insulted your prince and your superior officer . 1 sir 5 insulted 2 ! 5 insulted 3 you 4 have 4 have 5 insulted 5 insulted 6 your 5 insulted 7 prince 5 insulted 10 superior 7 prince 8 and 9 your 10 superior 10 superior 11 officer 10 superior 12 . consider yourself under arrest ! 1 consider 4 arrest 2 yourself 4 arrest 3 under 4 arrest 4 arrest 5 ! you shall be sent to a prison to-morrow . " 1 you 2 shall 2 shall 3 be 3 be 4 sent 4 sent 5 to 4 sent 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 1 on 4 the 2 this 3 , 4 the 13 tavern 5 poor 6 officer 6 officer 7 appealed 7 appealed 8 piteously 7 appealed 13 tavern 8 piteously 9 to 8 piteously 10 everybody 8 piteously 11 in 12 the 13 tavern 13 tavern 14 . " it is a disgraceful conspiracy , " he said . 1 " 10 said 2 it 3 is 3 is 5 disgraceful 4 a 5 disgraceful 5 disgraceful 6 conspiracy 6 conspiracy 7 , 6 conspiracy 8 " 6 conspiracy 9 he 6 conspiracy 10 said 10 said 11 . " the king shall answer for this ! 1 " 4 shall 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 3 write 6 newspapers 5 the 6 newspapers 6 newspapers 8 once 7 at 8 once he was not put in a better temper by the way in which people hustled him in the street . 1 he 2 was 1 he 4 put 2 was 3 not 4 put 5 in 5 in 15 hustled 6 a 8 temper 7 better 8 temper 8 temper 9 by 9 by 10 the 9 by 15 hustled 11 way 15 hustled 12 in 15 hustled 13 which 15 hustled 14 people 15 hustled 15 hustled 16 him 15 hustled 17 in 15 hustled 19 street 18 the 19 street 19 street 20 . in one of these encounters , the prince pushed so hard against a poor old beggar woman that she fell down . 1 in 5 encounters 2 one 5 encounters 3 of 5 encounters 4 these 5 encounters 5 encounters 6 , 5 encounters 8 prince 5 encounters 9 pushed 5 encounters 11 hard 7 the 8 prince 10 so 11 hard 11 hard 12 against 12 against 16 beggar 13 a 16 beggar 14 poor 16 beggar 15 old 16 beggar 16 beggar 17 woman 16 beggar 20 fell 18 that 19 she 19 she 20 fell 20 fell 21 down 21 down 22 . overcome with surprise , he thrust the money into the woman 's hand , and put on his cap again . 1 overcome 2 with 1 overcome 3 surprise 1 overcome 6 thrust 3 surprise 4 , 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 thrust 6 thrust 8 money 6 thrust 9 into 6 thrust 13 hand 6 thrust 18 his 7 the 8 money 10 the 11 woman 11 woman 12 's 12 's 13 hand 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 put 16 put 17 on 17 on 18 his 18 his 19 cap 19 cap 20 again 20 again 21 . [{] [the] [crowd] [running] [:] [p42.jpg] [}] things are not as they appear . " 1 things 2 are 2 are 3 not 3 not 6 appear 4 as 5 they 5 they 6 appear 6 appear 7 . 7 . 8 " a great ball was going on ; but , as usual , nobody took any notice of the prince . 1 a 2 great 2 great 3 ball 3 ball 5 going 4 was 5 going 5 going 6 on 6 on 18 the 7 ; 8 but 8 but 13 nobody 9 , 10 as 10 as 11 usual 11 usual 12 , 11 usual 13 nobody 13 nobody 16 notice 14 took 16 notice 15 any 16 notice 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 2 walked 3 among 3 among 4 the 3 among 5 guests 5 guests 6 , 5 guests 11 jostle 7 being 11 jostle 8 careful 11 jostle 9 not 11 jostle 10 to 11 jostle 11 jostle 12 them 11 jostle 14 and 11 jostle 15 listening 13 , 14 and 15 listening 16 to 15 listening 18 conversation 17 their 18 conversation 18 conversation 19 . it was all about himself ! 1 it 2 was 1 it 3 all 1 it 6 ! 3 all 4 about 4 about 5 himself everyone had heard of his disgrace , and almost everyone cried " serve him right ! " 1 everyone 3 heard 1 everyone 13 serve 2 had 3 heard 3 heard 4 of 5 his 6 disgrace 6 disgrace 10 everyone 7 , 8 and 8 and 10 everyone 9 almost 10 everyone 10 everyone 13 serve 11 cried 13 serve 12 " 13 serve 13 serve 14 him 13 serve 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 2 was 2 was 3 the 3 the 8 carriage 4 pretty 5 lady 5 lady 8 carriage 6 of 7 the 7 the 8 carriage 8 carriage 9 . i never could tell you how pretty she was . 1 i 2 never 2 never 3 could 3 could 4 tell 4 tell 5 you 4 tell 6 how 6 how 7 pretty 6 how 8 she 8 she 9 was 9 was 10 . the prince first thought how nice and good she looked , even before he thought how pretty she looked . 1 the 2 prince 1 the 3 first 3 first 4 thought 3 first 15 thought 4 thought 5 how 5 how 6 nice 5 how 8 good 6 nice 7 and 9 she 10 looked 9 she 15 thought 11 , 12 even 12 even 13 before 13 before 14 he 14 he 15 thought 15 thought 16 how 15 thought 18 she 16 how 17 pretty 18 she 19 looked 19 looked 20 . she stood up for [prince] [prigio] [when] her [partner] [would] [speak] [ill] [of] [him] [.] 1 she 2 stood 2 stood 3 up 3 up 8 her 4 for 8 her " and , then , think how hard they made him work at school ! 1 " 7 how 2 and 4 then 3 , 4 then 4 then 5 , 5 , 7 how 6 think 7 how 7 how 8 hard 7 how 15 ! 8 hard 12 work 9 they 10 made 10 made 11 him 10 made 12 work 12 work 13 at 13 at 14 school 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 3 he 4 is 4 is 8 , 8 , 11 can't the prince blushed at this , for he knew his conduct had not been honourable . 1 the 2 prince 2 prince 3 blushed 3 blushed 4 at 4 at 5 this 5 this 11 conduct 6 , 7 for 6 , 8 he 8 he 9 knew 9 knew 11 conduct 10 his 11 conduct 11 conduct 15 honourable 12 had 13 not 12 had 14 been 14 been 15 honourable 15 honourable 16 . you see [he] [was] [so] [clever] ! 1 you 2 see 2 see 7 ! something seemed to give a whirr ! in his brain , and in one instant he knew all about it ! 1 something 6 whirr 2 seemed 3 to 2 seemed 6 whirr 4 give 6 whirr 5 a 6 whirr 6 whirr 7 ! 6 whirr 10 brain 6 whirr 21 ! 8 in 9 his 9 his 10 brain 10 brain 11 , 10 brain 15 instant 11 , 12 and 13 in 15 instant 14 one 15 instant 15 instant 16 he 16 he 17 knew 17 knew 19 about 18 all 19 about 19 about 20 it he had read about those things in historical books : but now he believed in them . 1 he 2 had 2 had 8 historical 3 read 8 historical 4 about 8 historical 5 those 8 historical 6 things 8 historical 7 in 8 historical 8 historical 9 books 8 historical 10 : 8 historical 11 but 8 historical 12 now 8 historical 14 believed 13 he 14 believed 14 believed 15 in 14 believed 16 them 16 them 17 . [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 . 1 he 2 understood 2 understood 4 this 2 understood 7 burst 3 all 4 this 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 burst 7 burst 8 out 7 burst 9 laughing 7 burst 13 frightened 7 burst 17 near 7 burst 19 out 10 , 11 which 11 which 12 nearly 12 nearly 13 frightened 14 an 15 old 15 old 16 lady 16 lady 17 near 17 near 18 him 19 out 20 of 20 of 21 her 21 her 22 wits 22 wits 23 . ah ! how he wished he was only in evening dress , that he might dance with the charming young lady . 1 ah 2 ! 1 ah 3 how 3 how 5 wished 3 how 19 charming 4 he 5 wished 5 wished 6 he 6 he 7 was 7 was 8 only 9 in 10 evening 10 evening 11 dress 11 dress 12 , 11 dress 16 dance 13 that 14 he 14 he 15 might 15 might 16 dance 16 dance 17 with 16 dance 19 charming 17 with 18 the 19 charming 20 young 20 young 21 lady 21 lady 22 . but there he was , dressed just as if he were going out to hunt , if anyone could have seen him . 1 but 2 there 2 there 4 was 3 he 4 was 4 was 6 dressed 5 , 6 dressed 6 dressed 7 just 7 just 8 as 8 as 9 if 9 if 10 he 9 if 18 anyone 11 were 12 going 12 going 13 out 12 going 14 to 14 to 15 hunt 15 hunt 18 anyone 16 , 17 if 17 if 18 anyone 18 anyone 19 could 19 could 20 have 20 have 21 seen 21 seen 22 him 22 him 23 . so , even if he took off his cap of darkness , and became visible , he was no figure for a ball . 1 so 2 , 1 so 5 he 3 even 4 if 4 if 5 he 5 he 6 took 6 took 7 off 7 off 9 cap 8 his 9 cap 9 cap 11 darkness 9 cap 15 visible 10 of 11 darkness 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 became 14 became 15 visible 15 visible 20 figure 16 , 17 he 17 he 18 was 18 was 19 no 19 no 20 figure 20 figure 23 ball 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 2 he 3 would 3 would 4 not 3 would 5 have 5 have 6 cared 6 cared 11 cared 7 , 8 but 8 but 9 now 8 but 10 he 10 he 11 cared 11 cared 14 indeed 12 very 13 much 12 very 14 indeed 14 indeed 15 . but the prince was not clever for nothing . 1 but 2 the 2 the 3 prince 3 prince 4 was 4 was 5 not 5 not 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 2 struck 3 a 3 a 13 torch 4 light 11 lit 5 with 6 a 6 a 9 steel 7 flint 9 steel 8 and 9 steel 9 steel 10 , 9 steel 11 lit 11 lit 13 torch 12 a 13 torch 13 torch 14 , 13 torch 17 upstairs 14 , 15 and 16 ran 17 upstairs 17 upstairs 18 to 17 upstairs 20 garret 19 the 20 garret 20 garret 21 . was there yes , there was another cap ! 1 was 2 there 2 there 7 another 3 yes 4 , 4 , 5 there 5 there 6 was 5 there 7 another 7 another 8 cap 8 cap 9 ! there it lay , a handsome green one with a red feather . 1 there 3 lay 2 it 3 lay 3 lay 4 , 3 lay 5 a 5 a 12 feather 6 handsome 7 green 6 handsome 12 feather 8 one 12 feather 9 with 10 a 10 a 12 feather 11 red 12 feather 12 feather 13 . the prince pulled off the cap of darkness , put on the other , and said : 1 the 2 prince 2 prince 3 pulled 2 prince 17 : 3 pulled 6 cap 4 off 6 cap 5 the 6 cap 6 cap 8 darkness 6 cap 9 , 6 cap 10 put 6 cap 15 and 7 of 8 darkness 10 put 11 on 11 on 12 the 12 the 13 other 13 other 14 , 16 said 17 : " [i] [wish] [i] [were] [dressed] [in] my [best] [suit] [of] [white] [and] [gold] [,] [with] [the] [royal] [pantouflia] [diamonds] ! " 1 " 8 my 8 my 21 ! 21 ! 22 " he threw down the wishing cap , [put] [on] [the] [other] the cap of darkness [and] [made] [three] [strides] [in] [the] [direction] [of] [gluckstein] [.] 1 he 2 threw 2 threw 3 down 2 threw 5 wishing 3 down 4 the 5 wishing 6 cap 5 wishing 13 cap 6 cap 7 , 12 the 13 cap 13 cap 15 darkness 14 of 15 darkness but he was only three steps nearer it than he had been , and the seven-league boots were standing beside him on the floor ! 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 was 3 was 4 only 3 was 19 standing 5 three 6 steps 6 steps 7 nearer 7 nearer 8 it 7 nearer 9 than 9 than 10 he 10 he 11 had 11 had 12 been 11 had 16 seven-league 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 the 15 the 16 seven-league 16 seven-league 17 boots 16 seven-league 19 standing 18 were 19 standing 19 standing 20 beside 19 standing 22 on 20 beside 21 him 22 on 24 floor 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 11 found 2 then 6 the 2 then 10 he 10 he 11 found 11 found 12 a he went to his own room , took a portmanteau in his hand , sat down on the carpet , and said : 1 he 2 went 2 went 3 to 3 to 4 his 4 his 5 own 5 own 10 portmanteau 6 room 7 , 6 room 10 portmanteau 8 took 10 portmanteau 9 a 10 portmanteau 10 portmanteau 11 in 10 portmanteau 13 hand 10 portmanteau 15 sat 12 his 13 hand 13 hand 14 , 15 sat 16 down 15 sat 17 on 17 on 19 carpet 18 the 19 carpet 19 carpet 20 , 19 carpet 23 : 20 , 21 and 22 said 23 : " [i] [wish] [i] [were] in [gluckstein] [.] ["] 1 " 6 in [{] [the] [prince] [on] [the] [carpet] [:] [p52.jpg] [}] everybody [made] [place] [for] [him] [,] [bowing] [down] [to] [the] [ground] [,] [and] [the] [loyal] [band] [struck] [up] [the] [prince] 's [march] [!] 1 everybody 21 's heaven [bless] [our] [prince] [prigio] ! 1 heaven 6 ! what is there he doesn't know ? 1 what 2 is 1 what 7 ? 2 is 3 there 4 he 5 doesn't 5 doesn't 6 know 6 know 7 ? [greek] [,] [swiss] [,] [german] [(] [high] [and] [low] [)] [,] [and] [the] [names] [of] [the] [mountains] [in] [mexico] [,] [heaven] [bless] [the] [prince] [!] he used to be very fond of this march , and the words some people even said he had made them himself . 1 he 2 used 1 he 17 said 2 used 3 to 3 to 4 be 4 be 5 very 5 very 6 fond 5 very 13 words 6 fond 7 of 7 of 8 this 9 march 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 the 12 the 13 words 13 words 14 some 14 some 15 people 15 people 16 even 17 said 18 he 18 he 19 had 19 had 20 made 20 made 21 them 20 made 22 himself 22 himself 23 . but now , somehow , he didn't much like it . 1 but 2 now 1 but 4 somehow 2 now 3 , 4 somehow 5 , 4 somehow 7 didn't 6 he 7 didn't 7 didn't 9 like 8 much 9 like 9 like 10 it 10 it 11 . she was the [daughter] of the new [english] [ambassador] , and her [name] [was] [lady] [rosalind] . 1 she 2 was 1 she 12 her 2 was 3 the 3 the 5 of 5 of 6 the 6 the 7 new 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 her 12 her 17 . however , it was impossible to refuse , and so she danced with the prince , and he danced very well . 1 however 2 , 1 however 7 refuse 3 it 5 impossible 4 was 5 impossible 5 impossible 6 to 5 impossible 7 refuse 7 refuse 12 danced 7 refuse 15 prince 7 refuse 19 danced 8 , 9 and 9 and 12 danced 10 so 11 she 11 she 12 danced 12 danced 13 with 14 the 15 prince 16 , 17 and 17 and 19 danced 18 he 19 danced 19 danced 21 well 20 very 21 well 21 well 22 . and the prince said : 1 and 2 the 2 the 3 prince 3 prince 5 : 4 said 5 : for , even a clever person can be nice when he likes above all , when he is not thinking about himself . 1 for 4 a 2 , 3 even 3 even 4 a 4 a 6 person 5 clever 6 person 6 person 7 can 6 person 12 likes 7 can 8 be 8 be 9 nice 10 when 11 he 11 he 12 likes 12 likes 13 above 13 above 14 all 14 all 21 about 15 , 16 when 16 when 17 he 17 he 18 is 18 is 19 not 19 not 20 thinking 20 thinking 21 about 21 about 22 himself 22 himself 23 . and now the prince was thinking of [nothing] [in] the world [but] [the] [daughter] [of] [the] [english] [ambassador] , and how [to] please her . 1 and 2 now 1 and 3 the 3 the 4 prince 4 prince 5 was 5 was 6 thinking 6 thinking 7 of 7 of 10 the 10 the 11 world 11 world 19 , 11 world 25 . 19 , 20 and 20 and 21 how 23 please 24 her 24 her 25 . in [pantouflia] [,] it [is] the [custom] [that] [a] [ball] [must] [not] end [while] one of the royal family goes on dancing . 1 in 4 it 1 in 6 the 6 the 13 end 13 end 16 of 15 one 16 of 16 of 17 the 17 the 18 royal 18 royal 19 family 18 royal 20 goes 20 goes 21 on 20 goes 22 dancing 22 dancing 23 . [{] [the] [mothers] [asleep] [:] [p56.jpg] [}] [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 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 he 7 he 8 had 8 had 9 promised 9 promised 10 to 10 to 12 the 12 the 25 lady 14 and 17 a 17 a 24 pretty 24 pretty 25 lady 25 lady 26 . " first , " he said , " where is the [firedrake] ? " 1 " 6 said 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 1 he 9 ran 2 reflected 3 for 3 for 4 a 4 a 5 little 5 little 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 then 9 ran 10 upstairs 10 upstairs 11 to 10 upstairs 13 garret 12 the 13 garret 13 garret 14 . indeed , he had [found] the [spyglass] of [carved] [ivory] [which] [prince] [ali] , in the [arabian] [nights] [,] [bought] [in] the [bazaar] [in] [schiraz] . 1 indeed 2 , 1 indeed 26 . 2 , 3 he 3 he 4 had 4 had 6 the 6 the 8 of 8 of 22 the 14 , 15 in 15 in 16 the 15 in 22 the prigio 's first idea was to look at his lady . 1 prigio 2 's 1 prigio 3 first 1 prigio 4 idea 1 prigio 5 was 1 prigio 9 his 6 to 7 look 7 look 8 at 8 at 9 his 9 his 10 lady 10 lady 11 . " [but] she [does] [not] [expect] to be [looked] [at] , " he thought [;] ["] [and] [i] [won't] [!] ["] 1 " 3 she 3 she 7 to 7 to 8 be 8 be 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 he 13 he 14 thought the prince clapped the glass to his eye , stared out of window , and there , sure enough , he saw [the] [firedrake] [.] 1 the 2 prince 2 prince 3 clapped 3 clapped 5 glass 3 clapped 8 eye 4 the 5 glass 6 to 7 his 7 his 8 eye 8 eye 9 , 8 eye 10 stared 10 stared 13 window 11 out 12 of 11 out 13 window 13 window 14 , 13 window 17 , 13 window 22 saw 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 there 18 sure 19 enough 18 sure 21 he 19 enough 20 , 21 he 22 saw he was floating about in a sea of molten lava , on the top of a volcano . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 floating 3 floating 4 about 3 floating 5 in 3 floating 9 molten 5 in 6 a 7 sea 9 molten 8 of 9 molten 9 molten 10 lava 10 lava 11 , 10 lava 12 on 10 lava 14 top 13 the 14 top 14 top 15 of 14 top 17 volcano 16 a 17 volcano 17 volcano 18 . 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 . [{] [the] [prince] [looking] [through] [the] [telescope] [:] [p59.jpg] [}] poor little [alphonso] ! [poor] [enrico] [!] [what] [plucky] [fellows] [they] [were] [!] 1 poor 2 little 1 poor 4 ! how horrid being too clever makes one ! 1 how 5 clever 2 horrid 3 being 2 horrid 5 clever 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 , 10 " 4 what 5 am 4 what 8 do 7 to 8 do 8 do 9 ? 9 ? 10 " [{] [the] [remora] [:] [p60.jpg] [}] what was he to do , indeed ? 1 what 2 was 1 what 3 he 1 what 5 do 4 to 5 do 5 do 6 , 5 do 8 ? 7 indeed 8 ? and what would you have done ? 1 and 2 what 2 what 3 would 3 would 5 have 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 3 horns 5 tail 5 tail 10 perish 6 he 7 must 7 must 10 perish 8 , 9 or 9 or 10 perish 10 perish 11 in 10 perish 13 adventure 11 in 12 the 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 1 otherwise 13 would 3 how 4 could 3 how 5 he 6 meet 7 his 6 meet 8 lady 8 lady 9 ? 10 why 11 , 11 , 12 she 12 she 13 would 13 would 18 braggart 14 think 18 braggart 15 him 18 braggart 16 a 17 mere 17 mere 18 braggart 18 braggart 19 ! the prince sat down , and thought and thought ; and the day went on , and it was now high noon . 1 the 2 prince 2 prince 3 sat 3 sat 4 down 4 down 6 and 4 down 8 and 4 down 12 the 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 thought 8 and 9 thought 10 ; 11 and 11 and 12 the 12 the 13 day 13 day 14 went 13 day 22 noon 14 went 15 on 16 , 17 and 17 and 18 it 18 it 19 was 19 was 22 noon 20 now 22 noon 21 high 22 noon 22 noon 23 . at last he jumped up and rushed into the library , a room where nobody ever went except himself and the queen . 1 at 2 last 2 last 4 jumped 3 he 4 jumped 4 jumped 5 up 4 jumped 10 library 6 and 7 rushed 7 rushed 8 into 7 rushed 10 library 9 the 10 library 10 library 11 , 10 library 14 where 10 library 15 nobody 12 a 13 room 13 room 14 where 15 nobody 16 ever 15 nobody 18 except 17 went 18 except 18 except 19 himself 18 except 22 queen 19 himself 20 and 21 the 22 queen 22 queen 23 . in that [book] [,] [prince] [prigio] [fancied] he [would] [find] [something] [he] [half] remembered , and that would be of use to him . 1 in 2 that 2 that 8 he 8 he 14 remembered 14 remembered 17 that 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 that 17 that 18 would 18 would 19 be 19 be 21 use 20 of 21 use 21 use 22 to 22 to 23 him 23 him 24 . and he did ! 1 and 2 he 2 he 3 did 3 did 4 ! so you see that cleverness , and minding your book , have some advantages , after all . 1 so 8 minding 2 you 3 see 3 see 5 cleverness 4 that 5 cleverness 5 cleverness 8 minding 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 minding 8 minding 9 your 8 minding 10 book 8 minding 14 advantages 10 book 11 , 12 have 14 advantages 13 some 14 advantages 14 advantages 15 , 14 advantages 16 after 16 after 17 all 17 all 18 . then he [seized] [the] [ivory] [glass] , [clapped] [it] to his eye , and [looked] [for] the [remora] [.] 1 then 2 he 1 then 7 , 7 , 14 and 10 to 11 his 11 his 12 eye 12 eye 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 17 the never you fight , if you can help it , except with plenty of food to keep you going and in good heart . 1 never 11 except 2 you 3 fight 3 fight 5 if 3 fight 11 except 4 , 5 if 5 if 6 you 6 you 7 can 7 can 8 help 8 help 9 it 10 , 11 except 11 except 13 plenty 12 with 13 plenty 13 plenty 14 of 13 plenty 15 food 13 plenty 22 good 15 food 17 keep 15 food 20 and 15 food 21 in 16 to 17 keep 17 keep 19 going 18 you 19 going 22 good 23 heart 23 heart 24 . then [off] he flew , and [soon] he reached the [volcano] of the [firedrake] [.] 1 then 3 he 1 then 5 , 3 he 4 flew 5 , 6 and 6 and 8 he 8 he 9 reached 9 reached 13 the 10 the 12 of 12 of 13 the [chapter] [ix] [.] [{] [chapter] [heading] [picture] [:] [p64.jpg] [}] [the] [prince] [and] [the] [firedrake] [.] it was dreadfully hot , even high up in the air , where the prince hung invisible . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 dreadfully 3 dreadfully 4 hot 4 hot 7 high 5 , 6 even 6 even 7 high 7 high 8 up 7 high 11 air 8 up 9 in 10 the 11 air 11 air 17 invisible 12 , 13 where 13 where 14 the 14 the 15 prince 15 prince 17 invisible 16 hung 17 invisible 17 invisible 18 . great burning stones were tossed up by the volcano , and nearly hit him several times . 1 great 2 burning 2 burning 3 stones 3 stones 9 volcano 4 were 5 tossed 5 tossed 6 up 5 tossed 9 volcano 7 by 9 volcano 8 the 9 volcano 9 volcano 10 , 9 volcano 12 nearly 9 volcano 13 hit 9 volcano 15 several 10 , 11 and 13 hit 14 him 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 3 of 3 of 10 the 7 was 8 lying 8 lying 9 in 9 in 10 the " hi ! " shouted the prince . 1 " 2 hi 2 hi 3 ! 2 hi 5 shouted 2 hi 7 prince 3 ! 4 " 6 the 7 prince 7 prince 8 . " who 's there ? " he said in a hoarse , angry voice . 1 " 2 who 2 who 3 's 3 's 14 voice 4 there 5 ? 5 ? 6 " 6 " 8 said 7 he 8 said 8 said 11 hoarse 9 in 11 hoarse 10 a 11 hoarse 11 hoarse 12 , 11 hoarse 13 angry 11 hoarse 14 voice 14 voice 15 . " just let me get at you ! " 1 " 3 let 2 just 3 let 3 let 4 me 3 let 5 get 3 let 7 you 5 get 6 at 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 9 prince 7 answered 10 . 8 the 9 prince it was the first time he had forgotten his grammar , but he was terribly excited . 1 it 2 was 2 was 15 terribly 3 the 4 first 4 first 5 time 4 first 10 grammar 6 he 7 had 7 had 8 forgotten 8 forgotten 10 grammar 9 his 10 grammar 10 grammar 15 terribly 11 , 12 but 12 but 13 he 13 he 14 was 14 was 15 terribly 15 terribly 16 excited 16 excited 17 . " what do you want ? " grunted the beast . 1 " 8 grunted 2 what 3 do 3 do 4 you 4 you 5 want 5 want 8 grunted 6 ? 7 " 7 " 8 grunted 8 grunted 10 beast 8 grunted 11 . 9 the 10 beast " hi ! " 1 " 2 hi 2 hi 3 ! 3 ! 4 " " well , " [grunted] the [firedrake] , " what 's the matter ? 1 " 2 well 2 well 3 , 2 well 8 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 6 the 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 what 10 what 13 matter 11 's 13 matter 12 the 13 matter 13 matter 14 ? why can't you give a civil answer to a civil question ? " 1 why 2 can't 2 can't 4 give 3 you 4 give 4 give 6 civil 5 a 6 civil 6 civil 7 answer 6 civil 8 to 6 civil 10 civil 9 a 10 civil 10 civil 11 question 10 civil 12 ? 12 ? 13 " " will you go back [to] [your] [hole] [and] [swear] , [on] [your] [honour] as a [firedrake] [,] to listen [quietly] ? " 1 " 2 will 2 will 3 you 2 will 4 go 4 go 5 back 4 go 22 ? 5 back 11 , 5 back 19 to 11 , 15 as 15 as 16 a 19 to 20 listen 22 ? 23 " " on my sacred word of honour , " said the beast , casually scorching an eagle that flew by into ashes . 1 " 14 casually 2 on 3 my 3 my 4 sacred 4 sacred 5 word 4 sacred 7 honour 6 of 7 honour 7 honour 12 beast 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 said 10 said 11 the 11 the 12 beast 12 beast 14 casually 13 , 14 casually 14 casually 15 scorching 14 casually 16 an 14 casually 17 eagle 17 eagle 18 that 17 eagle 19 flew 17 eagle 22 ashes 19 flew 20 by 21 into 22 ashes 22 ashes 23 . the cinders fell , jingling and crackling , round the prince in a little shower . 1 the 2 cinders 2 cinders 5 jingling 3 fell 5 jingling 4 , 5 jingling 5 jingling 6 and 5 jingling 7 crackling 5 jingling 11 prince 7 crackling 8 , 7 crackling 9 round 10 the 11 prince 11 prince 15 shower 12 in 13 a 13 a 14 little 14 little 15 shower 15 shower 16 . then [the] [firedrake] [dived] [back] , with [an] [awful] [splash] [of] [flame] , and the mountain [roared] [round] [him] . 1 then 6 , 6 , 14 and 7 with 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 the 15 the 16 mountain 16 mountain 20 . the prince now flew high above him , and cried : 1 the 2 prince 2 prince 11 : 3 now 5 high 4 flew 5 high 5 high 6 above 6 above 7 him 7 him 8 , 7 him 11 : 8 , 9 and 10 cried 11 : " [a] [message] [from] the [remora] [.] 1 " 5 the he says you are afraid to fight him . " 1 he 2 says 2 says 3 you 3 you 4 are 4 are 5 afraid 5 afraid 6 to 6 to 7 fight 6 to 8 him 8 him 9 . 9 . 10 " " don't know [him] , " [grunted] the [firedrake] [.] 1 " 2 don't 2 don't 3 know 3 know 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 8 the then he dropped his own glove into the fiery lake . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 dropped 3 dropped 6 glove 4 his 5 own 5 own 6 glove 6 glove 7 into 6 glove 9 fiery 7 into 8 the 9 fiery 10 lake 10 lake 11 . " does he [?] ["] [yelled] [the] [firedrake] [.] 1 " 2 does 2 does 3 he " just let me get at him ! " and he scrambled out , all red-hot as he was . 1 " 2 just 2 just 3 let 2 just 17 as 3 let 4 me 3 let 5 get 5 get 6 at 6 at 7 him 7 him 8 ! 8 ! 9 " 10 and 12 scrambled 11 he 12 scrambled 12 scrambled 13 out 12 scrambled 16 red-hot 13 out 14 , 15 all 16 red-hot 16 red-hot 17 as 17 as 18 he 18 he 19 was 19 was 20 . [chapter] [x] [.] [the] [prince] [and] [the] [remora] [.] if he had been too warm before , the prince was too cold now . 1 if 2 he 2 he 3 had 3 had 4 been 4 been 5 too 5 too 6 warm 5 too 13 cold 6 warm 7 before 6 warm 8 , 9 the 10 prince 10 prince 11 was 11 was 12 too 12 too 13 cold 13 cold 14 now 14 now 15 . the prince felt his blood stand still , and he grew faint ; but he took heart , for there was no time to waste . 1 the 2 prince 2 prince 3 felt 3 felt 4 his 4 his 17 heart 5 blood 6 stand 6 stand 7 still 6 stand 12 faint 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 he 10 he 11 grew 11 grew 12 faint 12 faint 13 ; 12 faint 17 heart 13 ; 14 but 15 he 16 took 16 took 17 heart 17 heart 18 , 17 heart 21 was 18 , 19 for 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 5 see 5 see 6 the " hi ! " shouted the prince . 1 " 2 hi 2 hi 3 ! 2 hi 5 shouted 2 hi 7 prince 3 ! 4 " 6 the 7 prince 7 prince 8 . then there came a whisper , like the breath of the bitter east wind on a winter day : 1 then 3 came 2 there 3 came 3 came 5 whisper 4 a 5 whisper 5 whisper 6 , 5 whisper 7 like 5 whisper 9 breath 5 whisper 19 : 7 like 8 the 9 breath 10 of 9 breath 12 bitter 10 of 11 the 12 bitter 13 east 12 bitter 17 winter 13 east 14 wind 15 on 16 a 16 a 17 winter 17 winter 18 day " where are you , and how can [i] come to you ? " 1 " 2 where 2 where 3 are 3 are 4 you 4 you 5 , 4 you 13 ? 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 how 7 how 8 can 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 1 " 7 said 5 ! 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 8 the 8 the 9 prince 8 the 12 top 10 from 12 top 11 the 12 top 12 top 13 of 12 top 15 hill 14 the 15 hill 15 hill 16 . and still the thing slipped up , from the chink under the mountain . 1 and 2 still 2 still 3 the 3 the 13 mountain 4 thing 10 chink 5 slipped 10 chink 6 up 7 , 6 up 10 chink 8 from 10 chink 9 the 10 chink 10 chink 11 under 10 chink 13 mountain 12 the 13 mountain 13 mountain 14 . " hi ! " he shouted , as soon as his tongue could move within his chattering teeth . 1 " 2 hi 2 hi 3 ! 2 hi 6 shouted 3 ! 4 " 5 he 6 shouted 6 shouted 8 as 6 shouted 12 tongue 7 , 8 as 8 as 9 soon 9 soon 10 as 11 his 12 tongue 12 tongue 17 chattering 13 could 14 move 14 move 17 chattering 15 within 17 chattering 16 his 17 chattering 17 chattering 18 teeth 18 teeth 19 . there came a clear , hissing answer , like frozen words dropping round him : 1 there 6 hissing 2 came 6 hissing 3 a 6 hissing 4 clear 6 hissing 5 , 6 hissing 6 hissing 7 answer 6 hissing 8 , 6 hissing 9 like 6 hissing 10 frozen 6 hissing 12 dropping 11 words 12 dropping 12 dropping 13 round 12 dropping 15 : 13 round 14 him " 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 4 folds 2 the 4 folds 3 white 4 folds 4 folds 5 began 4 folds 10 melting 5 began 6 to 7 slide 8 , 7 slide 10 melting 9 like 10 melting 10 melting 11 ice 10 melting 12 , 10 melting 13 from 10 melting 15 black 10 melting 16 hill 13 from 14 the 16 hill 17 . prince [prigio] [felt] [the] [air] [getting] [warmer] [behind] [him] , and [colder] in [front] [of] [him] [.] 1 prince 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 13 in [chapter] [xi] [.] [the] [battle] [.] it was an awul sight to behold ! 1 it 4 awul 2 was 4 awul 3 an 4 awul 4 awul 5 sight 4 awul 6 to 4 awul 7 behold 7 behold 8 ! the green trees dropped their leaves as he advanced ; the birds fell down dead from the sky , slain by his frosty breath ! 1 the 2 green 2 green 6 leaves 3 trees 4 dropped 3 trees 6 leaves 5 their 6 leaves 6 leaves 9 advanced 7 as 8 he 8 he 9 advanced 9 advanced 10 ; 9 advanced 12 birds 11 the 12 birds 12 birds 13 fell 13 fell 14 down 13 fell 15 dead 15 dead 20 slain 16 from 17 the 17 the 18 sky 18 sky 19 , 18 sky 20 slain 20 slain 21 by 20 slain 23 frosty 22 his 23 frosty 23 frosty 24 breath 23 frosty 25 ! but , [fast] as [the] [remora] [stole] [forward] [,] [the] [firedrake] [came] [quicker] yet , [flying] and [clashing] his [fiery] [wings] [.] 1 but 2 , 2 , 17 and 4 as 14 yet 14 yet 15 , 15 , 17 and 17 and 19 his meanwhile , the prince , safe on his hill , was lunching on the loaf and the cold tongue he had brought with him . 1 meanwhile 2 , 1 meanwhile 4 prince 1 meanwhile 5 , 1 meanwhile 6 safe 3 the 4 prince 6 safe 12 lunching 7 on 8 his 7 on 9 hill 9 hill 12 lunching 10 , 12 lunching 11 was 12 lunching 12 lunching 13 on 12 lunching 15 loaf 12 lunching 17 the 12 lunching 18 cold 12 lunching 23 with 14 the 15 loaf 15 loaf 16 and 18 cold 19 tongue 20 he 21 had 21 had 22 brought 22 brought 23 with 23 with 24 him 24 him 25 . " [go] it , [remora] ! 1 " 3 it 1 " 6 ! 3 it 4 , go [it] , [firedrake] ! [you] ['re] [gaining] [.] 1 go 3 , 1 go 5 ! give it him , [remora] [!] " he shouted [in] [the] [wildest] [excitement] . 1 give 2 it 2 it 14 . 3 him 4 , 3 him 14 . 4 , 7 " 7 " 9 shouted 8 he 9 shouted nobody had ever seen such a battle ; he had it all to himself , and he never enjoyed anything more . 1 nobody 3 ever 2 had 3 ever 3 ever 4 seen 4 seen 5 such 4 seen 20 anything 5 such 6 a 6 a 7 battle 7 battle 8 ; 7 battle 14 himself 9 he 10 had 9 he 14 himself 10 had 12 all 11 it 12 all 13 to 14 himself 15 , 16 and 16 and 19 enjoyed 17 he 18 never 18 never 19 enjoyed 19 enjoyed 20 anything 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 " 3 it 1 " 8 cried 3 it 4 , 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 cried 8 cried 9 the 9 the 10 prince 9 the 24 pins 10 prince 11 : 11 : 12 " 13 his 14 legs 14 legs 15 are 14 legs 16 giving 16 giving 21 groggy 17 way 21 groggy 18 ; 21 groggy 19 he 21 groggy 20 's 21 groggy 21 groggy 22 on 21 groggy 23 his 21 groggy 24 pins 24 pins 25 ! one more effort , and he won't be able to move ! " 1 one 3 effort 2 more 3 effort 3 effort 9 able 4 , 5 and 5 and 6 he 6 he 7 won't 7 won't 8 be 8 be 9 able 9 able 10 to 9 able 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 10 , 10 , 12 in 12 in 17 the 14 ; 15 and 15 and 17 the the [wounded] [remora] [curled] [back] his head [again] [on] [himself] [,] [and] [again] [crawled] [,] [steaming] [terribly] [,] [towards] [his] [enemy] . 1 the 7 head 6 his 7 head 7 head 22 . but the [struggle] [was] [too] [much] [for] [the] [gallant] [remora] [.] 1 but 2 the with [one] [final] [roar] [,] [like] [the] [breath] [of] a thousand [furnaces] [,] [the] [firedrake] [expired] . 1 with 10 a 10 a 11 thousand 11 thousand 17 . [drawing] [the] [sword] [of] [sharpness] [,] [he] [hacked] [off] [,] [at] [two] [blows] [,] [the] [iron] [head] [and] [the] [tail] [of] [the] [firedrake] [.] [{] [the] [prince] [in] [front] [of] [the] [firedrake] [:] [p78.jpg] [}] 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 2 the 3 castle 3 castle 6 half-past 4 clock 5 struck 4 clock 6 half-past 6 half-past 7 seven 6 half-past 8 ; 6 half-past 9 dinner 6 half-past 12 eight 10 was 12 eight 11 at 12 eight 12 eight 18 crawled 13 , 14 and 14 and 18 crawled 15 the 16 poor 16 poor 18 crawled 17 prince 18 crawled 18 crawled 22 knees 19 on 22 knees 20 hands 21 and 20 hands 22 knees 22 knees 25 garret 23 to 24 the 24 the 25 garret 25 garret 26 . punctuality is the politeness of princes ! and a prince is polite , when he is in love ! 1 punctuality 2 is 1 punctuality 3 the 1 punctuality 4 politeness 1 punctuality 6 princes 1 punctuality 16 is 4 politeness 5 of 6 princes 7 ! 6 princes 8 and 6 princes 12 polite 9 a 10 prince 10 prince 12 polite 11 is 12 polite 12 polite 13 , 12 polite 14 when 14 when 15 he 16 is 17 in 17 in 18 love 18 love 19 ! she seemed prettier and kinder than ever . 1 she 3 prettier 2 seemed 3 prettier 3 prettier 5 kinder 3 prettier 6 than 4 and 5 kinder 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 2 prince 2 prince 3 was 3 was 4 so 4 so 5 happy 5 happy 6 , 5 happy 10 noticed 7 that 8 he 8 he 10 noticed 9 never 10 noticed 10 noticed 11 how 10 noticed 12 something 12 something 14 wrong 13 went 14 wrong 14 wrong 15 about 14 wrong 17 dinner 15 about 16 the 17 dinner 18 . but the prince was so busy in talking to his lady , and in eating his dinner too , that he never observed anything unusual . 1 but 2 the 2 the 3 prince 2 the 11 lady 3 prince 4 was 4 was 6 busy 5 so 6 busy 6 busy 8 talking 7 in 8 talking 8 talking 9 to 9 to 10 his 11 lady 12 , 11 lady 25 unusual 12 , 13 and 14 in 15 eating 15 eating 17 dinner 16 his 17 dinner 17 dinner 18 too 17 dinner 23 observed 18 too 19 , 19 , 20 that 21 he 22 never 22 never 23 observed 23 observed 25 unusual 24 anything 25 unusual 25 unusual 26 . he had never been at such a pleasant dinner ! 1 he 2 had 2 had 4 been 3 never 4 been 4 been 5 at 4 been 8 pleasant 6 such 7 a 6 such 8 pleasant 8 pleasant 9 dinner 9 dinner 10 ! [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 . 1 when 2 the 2 the 17 ambassador 3 ladies 4 left 3 ladies 5 , 3 ladies 12 gentlemen 5 , 6 and 7 the 8 prince 7 the 11 other 8 prince 9 and 10 the 11 other 11 other 12 gentlemen 12 gentlemen 13 were 12 gentlemen 17 ambassador 14 alone 15 , 14 alone 17 ambassador 16 the 17 ambassador 17 ambassador 18 appeared 17 ambassador 20 gloomy 19 more 20 gloomy 20 gloomy 21 than 21 than 22 ever 22 ever 23 . at last he took the prince into a corner , on pretence of showing him a rare statue . 1 at 2 last 2 last 3 he 3 he 4 took 4 took 5 the 5 the 6 prince 6 prince 12 pretence 7 into 9 corner 8 a 9 corner 9 corner 10 , 9 corner 12 pretence 11 on 12 pretence 12 pretence 13 of 12 pretence 14 showing 12 pretence 18 statue 14 showing 15 him 16 a 17 rare 17 rare 18 statue 18 statue 19 . " does your royal highness not know , " he asked , ["] that you are in considerable danger ? " 1 " 11 asked 1 " 15 you 2 does 5 highness 3 your 5 highness 4 royal 5 highness 5 highness 6 not 5 highness 7 know 5 highness 11 asked 8 , 9 " 9 " 11 asked 10 he 11 asked 12 , 14 that 14 that 15 you 15 you 16 are 16 are 18 considerable 17 in 18 considerable 18 considerable 19 danger 19 danger 20 ? 20 ? 21 " " still ? " said [the] [prince] , thinking of the [firedrake] . 1 " 5 said 2 still 3 ? 3 ? 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 8 , 5 said 13 . 8 , 9 thinking 9 thinking 10 of 10 of 11 the the ambassador did not know what he meant , for he had never heard of the fight , but he answered gravely : 1 the 2 ambassador 2 ambassador 3 did 2 ambassador 12 had 3 did 4 not 4 not 5 know 5 know 6 what 6 what 8 meant 7 he 8 meant 8 meant 10 for 9 , 10 for 11 he 12 had 12 had 13 never 13 never 14 heard 14 heard 15 of 15 of 16 the 16 the 17 fight 17 fight 22 gravely 18 , 19 but 19 but 20 he 20 he 21 answered 21 answered 22 gravely 22 gravely 23 : " [never] more than now . " 1 " 3 more 3 more 4 than 4 than 5 now 5 now 6 . 6 . 7 " then he showed the prince two proclamations , which had been posted all about the town . 1 then 2 he 1 then 7 proclamations 3 showed 7 proclamations 4 the 5 prince 5 prince 7 proclamations 6 two 7 proclamations 7 proclamations 8 , 7 proclamations 9 which 7 proclamations 12 posted 10 had 11 been 11 been 12 posted 12 posted 13 all 12 posted 14 about 12 posted 16 town 15 the 16 town 16 town 17 . [{] [the] [ambassador] [showing] [the] [prince] [the] [proclamation] [:] [p82.jpg] [}] here is the first : 1 here 2 is 2 is 3 the 3 the 4 first 4 first 5 : [to] [all] [loyal] [subjects] [.] whereas , 1 whereas 2 , [our] [eldest] [son] [,] [prince] [prigio] [,] [hath] [of] [late] [been] [guilty] [of] [several] [high] [crimes] [and] [misdemeanours] [.] [secondly] [:] [by] [attending] [an] [unseemly] [revel] [in] [the] [town] [of] [gluckstein] [,] [where] [he] [brawled] [in] [the] [streets] [.] this is to give warning , 1 this 2 is 2 is 3 to 3 to 4 give 4 give 5 warning 5 warning 6 , that [whoever] [consorts] [with] , [comforts] , [aids] , or [abets] [the] said [prince] [prigio] , [is] [thereby] [a] [partner] [in] [his] [treason] [;] and 1 that 5 , 5 , 25 and 7 , 10 or 7 , 25 and 9 , 10 or 13 said 16 , 16 , 25 and that [a] [reward] [of] [five] [thousand] [purses] will be [given] to [whomsoever] [brings] [the] [said] [prince] [,] [alive] [,] [to] [our] [castle] [of] [falkenstein] [.] 1 that 8 will 8 will 9 be 9 be 11 to [grognio] [r] [.] and here is the second proclamation : 1 and 2 here 2 here 3 is 2 here 6 proclamation 4 the 5 second 5 second 6 proclamation 6 proclamation 7 : [reward] [.] [the] [firedrake] [.] whereas , 1 whereas 2 , [our] [dominions] [have] [lately] [been] [devastated] [by] [a] [firedrake] [(] [the] [salamander] [furiosus] [of] [buffon] [)] [;] this is to advise all , 1 this 2 is 1 this 4 advise 3 to 4 advise 4 advise 5 all 4 advise 6 , [grognio] [r] [.] " we don't want to fight [;] and no more , [i] [think] , do you , " said the prince , smiling . 1 " 2 we 1 " 19 said 2 we 4 want 3 don't 4 want 4 want 5 to 5 to 6 fight 6 fight 8 and 9 no 10 more 9 no 11 , 11 , 18 " 14 , 15 do 15 do 16 you 16 you 17 , 17 , 18 " 18 " 19 said 19 said 20 the 20 the 21 prince 20 the 23 smiling 21 prince 22 , 23 smiling 24 . " then how does [your] [royal] [highness] [mean] [to] [treat] [the] [proclamations] ? " 1 " 2 then 1 " 3 how 3 how 4 does 4 does 13 ? 13 ? 14 " " why , by winning these ten thousand purses . 1 " 2 why 2 why 3 , 2 why 5 winning 4 by 5 winning 5 winning 6 these 5 winning 9 purses 7 ten 9 purses 8 thousand 9 purses 9 purses 10 . i can tell you [@number@] [pounds] [is] [worth] [having] , " said the prince . 1 i 2 can 2 can 3 tell 3 tell 4 you 4 you 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 said 12 said 13 the 13 the 14 prince 14 prince 15 . " [i] ['ll] [deliver] up [the] [said] [prince] [,] [alive] , at [falkenstein] this [very] night ; [also] [the] [horns] and [tail] [of] [the] said [firedrake] . 1 " 25 said 5 up 11 , 11 , 21 and 11 , 25 said 12 at 14 this 12 at 16 night 16 night 17 ; 17 ; 21 and 25 said 27 . but [i] don't [want] [to] [marry] [my] [cousin] [molly] [.] ["] 1 but 3 don't " [may] [i] [remind] [your] [royal] [highness] that [falkenstein] is [three] [hundred] [miles] [away] [?] 1 " 8 that 8 that 10 is the ambassador was so astonished that he ran straight upstairs , forgetting his manners , and crying : 1 the 2 ambassador 2 ambassador 5 astonished 3 was 5 astonished 4 so 5 astonished 5 astonished 6 that 5 astonished 10 upstairs 6 that 7 he 8 ran 10 upstairs 9 straight 10 upstairs 10 upstairs 12 forgetting 11 , 12 forgetting 12 forgetting 14 manners 13 his 14 manners 14 manners 16 and 14 manners 17 crying 15 , 16 and 17 crying 18 : " [linda] ! 1 " 3 ! linda ! come down at once ; here 's a surprise for you ! " 1 linda 2 ! 1 linda 3 come 1 linda 4 down 1 linda 6 once 1 linda 7 ; 1 linda 14 ! 5 at 6 once 8 here 9 's 8 here 14 ! 9 's 10 a 10 a 11 surprise 11 surprise 12 for 12 for 13 you 14 ! 15 " lady [rosalind] [came] [sweeping] [down] , [with] [a] [smile] [on] [her] [kind] [face] [.] 1 lady 6 , she guessed what it was , though the prince had said nothing about it at dinner . 1 she 2 guessed 2 guessed 3 what 2 guessed 4 it 2 guessed 7 though 2 guessed 14 it 2 guessed 15 at 4 it 5 was 6 , 7 though 8 the 9 prince 9 prince 10 had 10 had 12 nothing 11 said 12 nothing 12 nothing 13 about 13 about 14 it 15 at 16 dinner 16 dinner 17 . he turned quite pale , and said : 1 he 2 turned 1 he 7 said 2 turned 4 pale 3 quite 4 pale 4 pale 6 and 5 , 6 and 7 said 8 : " will you [kindly] [ask] [the] [servants] [where] [the] [little] [persian] [prayer-rug] [and] [the] [parcel] [which] [i] [brought] with me [have] [been] [placed] ? " 1 " 3 you 2 will 3 you 3 you 24 ? 19 with 20 me 20 me 24 ? 24 ? 25 " lord [kelso] [rang] [the] [bell] , and in [came] [all] [the] [servants] , with [william] [,] the [under-butler] [,] [at] [their] [head] [.] 1 lord 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 in 8 in 17 the 13 , 14 with 14 with 17 the " [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 8 , 8 , 9 " 8 , 19 and 9 " 10 where 10 where 12 you 11 have 12 you 19 and 20 his " please , [your] [lordship] , " said [william] , " we think [benson] have [took] them away with him . " 1 " 2 please 2 please 3 , 3 , 7 " 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 10 , 10 , 11 " 10 , 22 " 12 we 13 think 12 we 15 have 15 have 17 them 17 them 18 away 18 away 21 . 19 with 20 him 20 him 21 . 21 . 22 " " [and] where is [benson] ? " 1 " 3 where 3 where 4 is 3 where 6 ? 6 ? 7 " " we don't know , your lordship . 1 " 2 we 1 " 3 don't 3 don't 4 know 4 know 5 , 4 know 7 lordship 6 your 7 lordship 7 lordship 8 . we think he have been come for [!] ["] 1 we 2 think 1 we 4 have 2 think 3 he 4 have 5 been 4 have 6 come 6 come 7 for " come [for] [by] [whom] [?] ["] 1 " 2 come william stammered , and seemed at a loss for a reply . 1 william 2 stammered 2 stammered 3 , 2 stammered 5 seemed 2 stammered 8 loss 3 , 4 and 6 at 8 loss 7 a 8 loss 8 loss 9 for 8 loss 11 reply 9 for 10 a 11 reply 12 . " [quick] [!] [answer] [!] what do you know about it ? " 1 " 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 4 last 3 at 4 last 4 last 5 , 4 last 13 speech 5 , 6 rather 7 as 8 if 8 if 9 he 8 if 10 were 10 were 11 making 11 making 12 a 11 making 13 speech 13 speech 14 . " your royaliness , and my lords and ladies , it was like this . 1 " 3 royaliness 2 your 3 royaliness 3 royaliness 4 , 3 royaliness 5 and 3 royaliness 7 lords 6 my 7 lords 7 lords 8 and 7 lords 9 ladies 7 lords 13 like 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 2 royaliness 3 comed 3 comed 4 in 3 comed 5 with 3 comed 7 rug 5 with 6 a 7 rug 8 over 7 rug 13 summat 9 his 10 arm 10 arm 13 summat 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 summat 13 summat 14 under 13 summat 15 it 13 summat 16 . and [he] [lays] [it] [down] on [that] there [seat] , and [thomas] [shows] [him] [into] the [droring-] [room] [.] 1 and 6 on 6 on 16 the 8 there 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 16 the then [benson] [says] : ['] [dinner] ['ll] [be] [ready] [in] [five] [minutes] [;] [how] [tired] [i] [do] [feel] [!] ['] 1 then 4 : i 'm about tired , [and] [i] [thinks] [of] [bettering] myself . 1 i 2 'm 1 i 11 myself 2 'm 3 about 2 'm 4 tired 4 tired 5 , 11 myself 12 . i [wish] [i] was at the king ['s] [court] , [and] [butler] . ' 1 i 4 was 4 was 5 at 5 at 6 the 6 the 7 king 7 king 10 , 10 , 14 ' 13 . 14 ' i run to the door , and there he was , flying right hover the town , in a northerly direction . 1 i 2 run 2 run 3 to 3 to 14 hover 4 the 5 door 5 door 7 and 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 there 8 there 10 was 8 there 14 hover 9 he 10 was 11 , 12 flying 12 flying 14 hover 13 right 14 hover 14 hover 15 the 14 hover 16 town 14 hover 20 northerly 16 town 17 , 18 in 20 northerly 19 a 20 northerly 20 northerly 21 direction 20 northerly 22 . and that ['s] [all] [i] [know] [;] [for] [i] would not [tell] [a] [lie] , [not] if it was [never] so . 1 and 2 that 2 that 19 was 10 would 11 not 11 not 15 , 15 , 17 if 17 if 18 it 18 it 19 was 19 was 21 so 21 so 22 . and me , and [thomas] as [didn't] [see] it [,] [and] [cook] [,] [we] [thinks] [as] [how] [benson] was [come] for . 1 and 2 me 2 me 22 . 3 , 4 and 3 , 6 as 6 as 9 it 9 it 19 was 9 it 22 . 19 was 21 for and cook says as she don't wonder at it , neither ; for a grumblinger , more ill-conditioneder " 1 and 2 cook 2 cook 3 says 3 says 5 she 3 says 9 it 4 as 5 she 6 don't 7 wonder 7 wonder 8 at 7 wonder 9 it 9 it 15 grumblinger 10 , 11 neither 11 neither 15 grumblinger 12 ; 15 grumblinger 13 for 15 grumblinger 14 a 15 grumblinger 15 grumblinger 16 , 15 grumblinger 18 ill-conditioneder 17 more 18 ill-conditioneder 18 ill-conditioneder 19 " [{] [the] [butler] [on] [the] [carpet] [:] [p89.jpg] [}] " thank you , [william] , " said [lord] [kelso] [;] " that will do [;] you can go , for the present . " 1 " 2 thank 2 thank 3 you 3 you 14 will 4 , 7 " 4 , 12 " 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 12 " 13 that 13 that 14 will 14 will 15 do 15 do 17 you 17 you 18 can 18 can 19 go 19 go 20 , 20 , 21 for 21 for 23 present 22 the 23 present 23 present 24 . 24 . 25 " [chapter] [xiii] [.] [surprises] [.] the prince said [nothing] [,] [the] [ambassador] [said] [nothing] [,] [lady] [rosalind] [said] [never] [a] [word] [till] [they] [were] [in] [the] [drawing-room] [.] 1 the 2 prince 2 prince 3 said [below] [them] [flowed] [the] [clear] [,] [green] [water] [of] [the] [gluckthal] [.] and still nobody said a word . 1 and 3 nobody 2 still 3 nobody 3 nobody 6 word 4 said 6 word 5 a 6 word 6 word 7 . at last the prince spoke : 1 at 2 last 2 last 5 spoke 3 the 4 prince 4 prince 5 spoke 5 spoke 6 : " this is a [very] strange story , [lord] [kelso] ! " 1 " 3 is 2 this 3 is 3 is 4 a 4 a 6 strange 6 strange 7 story 7 story 8 , 8 , 12 " 11 ! 12 " " very , sir ! " said the ambassador . 1 " 4 sir 2 very 3 , 3 , 4 sir 4 sir 9 ambassador 5 ! 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 9 ambassador 8 the 9 ambassador 9 ambassador 10 . " [i] [can] [hardly] [believe] , sir , [that] the [conduct] of [benson] , [whom] [i] [always] [found] a [most] [respectable] man , [deserved] " 1 " 7 sir 6 , 7 sir 7 sir 8 , 8 , 25 " 10 the 12 of 10 the 22 man 14 , 19 a 19 a 22 man 22 man 23 , 23 , 25 " " that he should be ' come for , ' " said the prince . 1 " 12 said 2 that 3 he 2 that 4 should 4 should 5 be 4 should 7 come 6 ' 7 come 7 come 8 for 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 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 , 3 , 4 sir 4 sir 5 , 4 sir 11 , 5 , 6 you 11 , 12 " 11 , 21 and 12 " 17 and 17 and 18 the 18 the 19 prince 21 and 23 : 22 said 23 : " not at all ! 1 " 2 not 2 not 3 at 3 at 4 all 4 all 5 ! impossible ! " 1 impossible 2 ! 2 ! 3 " " what on earth am [i] to do with the young man ? " he thought . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 on 3 on 4 earth 3 on 10 the 4 earth 5 am 4 earth 8 do 7 to 8 do 9 with 10 the 10 the 11 young 11 young 12 man 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 " [{] [the] [king] [and] [queen] [on] [the] [carpet] [:] [p95.jpg] [}] [chapter] [xiv] [.] [the] [king] [explains] [.] the first who [recovered] [his] [voice] [and] [presence] [of] [mind] was [benson] [.] 1 the 2 first 2 first 3 who 3 who 11 was when he had gone , the prince threw himself at the king 's feet , crying : 1 when 2 he 2 he 3 had 3 had 4 gone 4 gone 5 , 4 gone 16 crying 6 the 7 prince 7 prince 8 threw 8 threw 9 himself 8 threw 14 feet 10 at 14 feet 11 the 12 king 12 king 13 's 13 's 14 feet 14 feet 16 crying 15 , 16 crying 16 crying 17 : " pardon , pardon , my liege ! " 1 " 7 liege 2 pardon 3 , 2 pardon 7 liege 4 pardon 5 , 4 pardon 7 liege 6 my 7 liege 7 liege 8 ! 8 ! 9 " " [i] [shall] [waken] [presently] [;] this is [nothing] [out] [of] [the] [way] [for] a dream . 1 " 8 is 7 this 8 is 8 is 15 a 15 a 16 dream 16 dream 17 . [dr] [rumpfino] [ascribes] [it] [to] [imperfect] [nutrition] [.] ["] all this time , [the] [lady] [rosalind] [,] as [pale] as a [marble] [statue] [,] was [leaning] [against] the [side] of the open window . 1 all 2 this 2 this 3 time 2 this 16 was 3 time 4 , 4 , 9 as 9 as 11 as 11 as 12 a 16 was 19 the 19 the 21 of 21 of 22 the 22 the 24 window 23 open 24 window 24 window 25 . meanwhile , the ambassador had induced the king to take a seat ; but there was no use in talking to the queen . 1 meanwhile 2 , 1 meanwhile 6 induced 3 the 4 ambassador 4 ambassador 6 induced 5 had 6 induced 6 induced 8 king 6 induced 9 to 6 induced 10 take 6 induced 12 seat 6 induced 21 to 7 the 8 king 11 a 12 seat 12 seat 13 ; 13 ; 14 but 14 but 15 there 16 was 17 no 17 no 18 use 18 use 19 in 18 use 20 talking 20 talking 21 to 21 to 22 the 22 the 23 queen 23 queen 24 . " it would be a miracle , " she said to herself , " and miracles do not happen ; therefore this has not happened . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 would 3 would 4 be 4 be 5 a 5 a 6 miracle 6 miracle 12 herself 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 she 9 she 10 said 9 she 12 herself 11 to 12 herself 12 herself 16 miracles 13 , 14 " 13 , 15 and 15 and 16 miracles 16 miracles 17 do 16 miracles 19 happen 16 miracles 21 therefore 16 miracles 24 not 17 do 18 not 20 ; 21 therefore 21 therefore 22 this 21 therefore 23 has 24 not 25 happened 25 happened 26 . presently [,] [i] shall wake up in my own bed [at] [falkenstein] . " 1 presently 5 wake 4 shall 5 wake 5 wake 6 up 6 up 7 in 7 in 8 my 8 my 9 own 9 own 10 bed 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 13 , 2 , 7 and 7 and 10 in 10 in 11 the 13 , 14 but 14 but 17 took 17 took 19 notice 18 no 19 notice 19 notice 20 . [{] [the] [king] [and] [queen] [:] [p99.jpg] [}] " you want to know all about it , [i] [suppose] ? " said his majesty , in a sulky voice . 1 " 2 you 1 " 14 said 2 you 3 want 4 to 5 know 5 know 7 about 6 all 7 about 7 about 8 it 8 it 9 , 9 , 13 " 12 ? 13 " 13 " 14 said 14 said 16 majesty 15 his 16 majesty 16 majesty 17 , 16 majesty 20 sulky 18 in 20 sulky 19 a 20 sulky 20 sulky 21 voice 21 voice 22 . " well , you have a [right] to it , and [i] shall tell you . 1 " 2 well 1 " 15 you 2 well 3 , 3 , 4 you 3 , 11 and 4 you 5 have 5 have 6 a 8 to 9 it 9 it 10 , 10 , 11 and 13 shall 14 tell 14 tell 15 you 15 you 16 . the tail is like the iron handle of a pump , but the horns are genuine . 1 the 7 handle 2 tail 3 is 2 tail 7 handle 4 like 7 handle 5 the 6 iron 6 iron 7 handle 7 handle 8 of 7 handle 10 pump 9 a 10 pump 10 pump 12 but 10 pump 16 genuine 11 , 12 but 13 the 14 horns 14 horns 16 genuine 15 are 16 genuine 16 genuine 17 . the ambassador bowed . 1 the 2 ambassador 2 ambassador 3 bowed 2 ambassador 4 . " well , we asked him [where] [he] [killed] [the] [firedrake] , and he said [in] [a] [garden] [near] [gluckstein] . 1 " 2 well 1 " 5 asked 2 well 3 , 3 , 4 we 5 asked 6 him 6 him 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 he 14 he 15 said 15 said 21 . rather a neat thing ; drew it up myself , " added his majesty . 1 rather 3 neat 2 a 3 neat 3 neat 4 thing 3 neat 5 ; 3 neat 6 drew 3 neat 9 myself 6 drew 7 it 6 drew 8 up 9 myself 10 , 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 " 2 very 2 very 3 much 3 much 4 to 4 to 5 the 5 the 11 ambassador 6 point 11 ambassador 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 11 ambassador 10 the 11 ambassador 11 ambassador 13 wondering 11 ambassador 16 king 11 ambassador 20 . 12 , 13 wondering 13 wondering 14 what 15 the 16 king 16 king 17 was 17 was 18 coming 18 coming 19 to " [glad] you like it , " said the king , much pleased . 1 " 3 you 3 you 4 like 4 like 5 it 5 it 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 10 king 9 the 10 king 10 king 11 , 10 king 13 pleased 12 much 13 pleased 13 pleased 14 . " well , where was [i] [?] 1 " 2 well 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 4 ; 3 yes 16 , 4 ; 5 your 5 your 6 man 6 man 10 killed 7 said 8 he 8 he 9 had 9 had 10 killed 10 killed 12 creature 11 the 12 creature 12 creature 13 in 16 , 17 quite her [heart] [is] [buried] , if [i] [may] [say] [so] [,] [with] [poor] [alphonso] . 1 her 5 , 1 her 15 . 5 , 6 if but the queen [is] [a] [very] [remarkable] [woman] [very] [remarkable] ["] 1 but 2 the 2 the 3 queen " very ! " said the [ambassador] [,] [with] [perfect] truth . 1 " 2 very 1 " 5 said 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 6 the 6 the 11 truth 11 truth 12 . this [had] [not] [occurred] [to] [me] , [i] [am] a [plain] king , but [i] [at] [once] [saw] [the] [force] [of] [her] [majesty] ['s] [argument] [.] 1 this 7 , 7 , 14 but 10 a 12 king 12 king 13 , 13 , 14 but ' [yes] , ' said [i] ; ' how did you manage it ? ' 1 ' 4 ' 3 , 4 ' 4 ' 5 said 5 said 7 ; 7 ; 8 ' 8 ' 9 how 9 how 12 manage 10 did 12 manage 11 you 12 manage 12 manage 13 it 12 manage 14 ? 14 ? 15 ' but he [your] [man] [,] [i] [mean] was not a bit put out . 1 but 2 he 2 he 8 was 8 was 9 not 9 not 11 bit 10 a 11 bit 11 bit 12 put 12 put 13 out 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 7 indignant 5 grew 7 indignant 6 more 7 indignant 7 indignant 10 possible 8 , 9 if 9 if 10 possible 10 possible 11 . these were her very words . " 1 these 2 were 1 these 5 words 2 were 4 very 3 her 4 very 5 words 6 . 6 . 7 " " [her] [majesty] ['s] [expressions] are [ever] [choice] [and] [appropriate] , " said the [ambassador] . 1 " 6 are 1 " 13 said 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 said 13 said 14 the 13 said 16 . when the experiment has failed , thy head shall from thy shoulders be shorn ! ' 1 when 3 experiment 2 the 3 experiment 3 experiment 4 has 3 experiment 5 failed 5 failed 6 , 5 failed 7 thy 7 thy 14 shorn 8 head 14 shorn 9 shall 14 shorn 10 from 14 shorn 11 thy 14 shorn 12 shoulders 14 shorn 13 be 14 shorn 14 shorn 15 ! 15 ! 16 ' so [your] [man] [merely] [said] , ' [very] well , [mum] , your majesty , [i] [mean] [,] ' and sat down . 1 so 6 , 6 , 7 ' 7 ' 9 well 9 well 10 , 9 well 12 , 12 , 19 ' 12 , 20 and 13 your 14 majesty 14 majesty 15 , 15 , 19 ' 20 and 21 sat 21 sat 22 down 22 down 23 . then we rose , flew through the air at an astonishing pace , and here we are ! 1 then 2 we 1 then 5 flew 3 rose 4 , 3 rose 5 flew 5 flew 11 astonishing 6 through 8 air 7 the 8 air 8 air 11 astonishing 9 at 11 astonishing 10 an 11 astonishing 11 astonishing 12 pace 11 astonishing 15 here 11 astonishing 18 ! 12 pace 13 , 13 , 14 and 15 here 16 we 16 we 17 are the queen accompanied him , remarking that she was sound asleep , but would waken presently . 1 the 2 queen 2 queen 3 accompanied 3 accompanied 6 remarking 4 him 6 remarking 5 , 6 remarking 6 remarking 7 that 6 remarking 8 she 6 remarking 11 asleep 8 she 9 was 10 sound 11 asleep 11 asleep 12 , 11 asleep 15 waken 12 , 13 but 14 would 15 waken 15 waken 16 presently 16 presently 17 . neither of them said " good-night " to the prince . 1 neither 3 them 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 6 good-night 11 . 8 to 9 the 9 the 10 prince indeed , they did not see him again , [for] he was on the [balcony] [with] [lady] [rosalind] . 1 indeed 2 , 1 indeed 3 they 3 they 4 did 4 did 5 not 5 not 6 see 6 see 7 him 7 him 8 again 8 again 9 , 8 again 19 . 9 , 11 he 11 he 12 was 12 was 13 on 13 on 14 the after this she went to bed ; and the prince , who had not slept at all the night before , felt very sleepy also . 1 after 2 this 1 after 4 went 3 she 4 went 4 went 6 bed 5 to 6 bed 6 bed 15 slept 7 ; 8 and 8 and 15 slept 9 the 10 prince 10 prince 12 who 11 , 12 who 12 who 13 had 13 had 14 not 13 had 15 slept 15 slept 19 night 15 slept 25 also 16 at 17 all 17 all 19 night 18 the 19 night 19 night 20 before 19 night 21 , 22 felt 24 sleepy 23 very 24 sleepy 24 sleepy 25 also 25 also 26 . but he knew that first he had something that must be done . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 knew 2 he 7 had 3 knew 4 that 5 first 6 he 6 he 7 had 7 had 8 something 7 had 12 done 8 something 9 that 10 must 11 be 11 be 12 done 12 done 13 . so he went into the drawing-room , took his carpet , and wished to be now , where do you suppose ? 1 so 2 he 2 he 3 went 3 went 6 drawing-room 4 into 6 drawing-room 5 the 6 drawing-room 6 drawing-room 7 , 6 drawing-room 8 took 6 drawing-room 10 carpet 9 his 10 carpet 10 carpet 13 wished 10 carpet 22 ? 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 wished 13 wished 14 to 14 to 15 be 16 now 22 ? 17 , 18 where 18 where 19 do 19 do 20 you 19 do 21 suppose 19 do 22 ? [beside] [the] [dead] [body] [of] [the] [firedrake] [!] there he was in a moment ; and dreadful the body looked , lying stark and cold in the white moonshine . 1 there 3 was 1 there 15 stark 2 he 3 was 4 in 5 a 5 a 6 moment 5 a 9 dreadful 6 moment 7 ; 7 ; 8 and 9 dreadful 15 stark 10 the 11 body 11 body 15 stark 12 looked 15 stark 13 , 14 lying 14 lying 15 stark 15 stark 16 and 15 stark 17 cold 15 stark 21 moonshine 18 in 21 moonshine 19 the 21 moonshine 20 white 21 moonshine 21 moonshine 22 . [chapter] [xv] [.] [the] [king] ['s] [cheque] [.] when they all wakened next morning , their first ideas were confused . 1 when 2 they 1 when 4 wakened 2 they 3 all 4 wakened 5 next 4 wakened 10 ideas 5 next 6 morning 6 morning 7 , 8 their 10 ideas 9 first 10 ideas 10 ideas 12 confused 10 ideas 13 . 11 were 12 confused however , she was a determined woman , and stood to it that nothing unusual was occurring . 1 however 2 , 1 however 3 she 3 she 4 was 4 was 5 a 4 was 6 determined 4 was 17 occurring 6 determined 7 woman 6 determined 11 to 7 woman 10 stood 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 stood 12 it 17 occurring 13 that 17 occurring 14 nothing 17 occurring 15 unusual 17 occurring 16 was 17 occurring 17 occurring 18 . as for the king , he was [only] anxious to get back to [falkenstein] , and [have] the whole [business] [settled] [in] [a] [constitutional] [manner] . 1 as 2 for 2 for 3 the 3 the 4 king 3 the 19 whole 4 king 5 , 5 , 6 he 6 he 7 was 7 was 9 anxious 9 anxious 10 to 10 to 11 get 11 get 12 back 12 back 13 to 13 to 18 the 15 , 16 and 16 and 18 the 19 whole 26 . benson 's evidence was taken first . 1 benson 2 's 1 benson 3 evidence 3 evidence 4 was 3 evidence 5 taken 3 evidence 6 first 6 first 7 . he [declined] to [say] [exactly] [where] [or] [how] [he] [killed] [the] [firedrake] [.] 1 he 3 to yet one or the other choice seemed certain . 1 yet 6 choice 2 one 3 or 3 or 5 other 4 the 5 other 5 other 6 choice 6 choice 7 seemed 6 choice 8 certain 6 choice 9 . unhappy lady ! 1 unhappy 2 lady 1 unhappy 3 ! [perhaps] [no] [girl] [was] [ever] [more] [strangely] [beset] [by] [misfortune] [!] prince [prigio] was now [called] [on] [to] [speak] [.] 1 prince 3 was 3 was 4 now he admitted that the reward was offered for bringing the horns and tail , not for killing the monster . 1 he 2 admitted 2 admitted 3 that 2 admitted 5 reward 4 the 5 reward 5 reward 7 offered 6 was 7 offered 7 offered 9 bringing 8 for 9 bringing 9 bringing 11 horns 10 the 11 horns 11 horns 12 and 11 horns 13 tail 11 horns 17 killing 13 tail 14 , 15 not 17 killing 16 for 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 10 nothing 2 were 6 intentions 3 the 4 king 4 king 6 intentions 5 's 6 intentions 6 intentions 8 go 6 intentions 10 nothing 7 to 8 go 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 5 waggon 2 fellow 5 waggon 3 with 5 waggon 4 a 5 waggon 5 waggon 6 could 5 waggon 7 bring 5 waggon 9 horns 8 the 9 horns 9 horns 10 and 9 horns 11 tail 9 horns 14 difficult 12 ; 14 difficult 13 the 14 difficult 14 difficult 15 thing 14 difficult 20 monster 15 thing 16 was 17 to 18 kill 18 kill 20 monster 19 the 20 monster 20 monster 21 . if [benson] ['s] [claim] [was] [allowed] [,] [the] [royal] [prerogative] [of] [saying] one [thing] [and] [meaning] [something] [else] [was] [in] [danger] . 1 if 13 one 13 one 22 . he was ready to do this himself . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 ready 3 ready 4 to 4 to 5 do 4 to 7 himself 5 do 6 this 7 himself 8 . was [mr] [benson] [equally] ready [?] 1 was 5 ready on this [being] [interpreted] [to] [him] [for] he did not speak [pantouflian] [benson] [grew] [pale] [with] [horror] , but [fell] [back] [on] the [proclamation] [.] 1 on 2 this 1 on 23 the 8 he 9 did 9 did 10 not 10 not 11 speak 11 speak 18 , 18 , 19 but 19 but 23 the he had [brought] [the] [horns] [and] [tail] , [and] so [he] [must] [have] [the] [perquisites] [,] [and] [the] [lady] [molinda] [!] 1 he 2 had 2 had 10 so 8 , 10 so the king ['s] [mind] was so [much] [confused] [by] [this] [time] , that he determined to [leave] it to the [lady] [molinda] [herself] [.] 1 the 2 king 2 king 5 was 5 was 6 so 6 so 13 that 12 , 13 that 13 that 14 he 14 he 15 determined 15 determined 16 to 15 determined 19 to 16 to 18 it 19 to 20 the " which of them will you have , my dear ? " he asked , in a kind voice . 1 " 14 asked 2 which 3 of 3 of 4 them 4 them 11 ? 5 will 6 you 6 you 7 have 6 you 11 ? 8 , 10 dear 9 my 10 dear 10 dear 11 ? 11 ? 12 " 11 ? 14 asked 13 he 14 asked 14 asked 19 voice 15 , 16 in 16 in 17 a 17 a 18 kind 17 a 19 voice 19 voice 20 . [but] [poor] [molinda] [merely] [cried] [.] then his majesty was almost driven to say that he would give the reward to whoever produced the hoofs by that day week . 1 then 3 majesty 2 his 3 majesty 3 majesty 6 driven 4 was 5 almost 5 almost 6 driven 6 driven 20 by 7 to 8 say 8 say 9 that 9 that 16 whoever 10 he 11 would 11 would 12 give 12 give 14 reward 13 the 14 reward 14 reward 16 whoever 15 to 16 whoever 16 whoever 17 produced 17 produced 19 hoofs 17 produced 20 by 18 the 19 hoofs 20 by 22 day 21 that 22 day 22 day 23 week 23 week 24 . but no sooner had he said this than [the] [prince] [brought] [them] [out] [of] [his] [wallet] [,] [and] [displayed] [them] [in] [open] [court] [.] 1 but 2 no 2 no 3 sooner 3 sooner 4 had 3 sooner 6 said 3 sooner 7 this 3 sooner 8 than 5 he 6 said and [i] [regret] to say that [his] [temper] was not at all [improved] [by] his [failure] [to] [better] [himself] . 1 and 4 to 4 to 5 say 5 say 6 that 5 say 20 . 6 that 9 was 9 was 10 not 10 not 11 at 11 at 12 all 12 all 15 his 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 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 21 we 21 we 22 can 22 can 26 . here he was , restored to his position indeed , but by no means to the royal favour . 1 here 5 restored 2 he 3 was 3 was 5 restored 4 , 5 restored 5 restored 6 to 5 restored 8 position 7 his 8 position 8 position 9 indeed 8 position 14 means 9 indeed 10 , 10 , 11 but 12 by 14 means 13 no 14 means 14 means 15 to 14 means 17 royal 16 the 17 royal 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 2 the 1 for 5 him 2 the 3 king 5 him 10 , 5 him 24 . 10 , 11 and 10 , 22 and 11 and 12 was 12 was 13 as 12 was 14 angry 14 angry 15 as nay , he was even more angry ; and , perhaps , not without reason . 1 nay 2 , 1 nay 5 even 2 , 3 he 3 he 4 was 5 even 6 more 6 more 7 angry 6 more 15 reason 8 ; 9 and 8 ; 11 perhaps 10 , 11 perhaps 11 perhaps 12 , 11 perhaps 13 not 11 perhaps 15 reason 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 9 , 9 , 18 but 18 but 19 the 19 the 20 king 20 king 22 : 21 cried 22 : " silence ! 1 " 3 ! 2 silence 3 ! [mcdougal] [,] [drag] [the] [first] [man] [that] [shouts] [to] [the] [serpent-house] [in] [the] [zoological] [gardens] [,] [and] [lock] [him] [up] [with] [the] [rattlesnakes] [!] ["] after that the courtiers were very quiet . 1 after 2 that 1 after 4 courtiers 3 the 4 courtiers 4 courtiers 5 were 4 courtiers 7 quiet 6 very 7 quiet 7 quiet 8 . but your base and malevolent nature is even more conspicuously manifest in your selfish success than in your previous dastardly contempt of duty . 1 but 5 malevolent 2 your 3 base 3 base 5 malevolent 4 and 5 malevolent 5 malevolent 6 nature 5 malevolent 7 is 5 malevolent 10 conspicuously 8 even 10 conspicuously 9 more 10 conspicuously 10 conspicuously 11 manifest 10 conspicuously 13 your 10 conspicuously 14 selfish 11 manifest 12 in 14 selfish 20 dastardly 15 success 20 dastardly 16 than 20 dastardly 17 in 20 dastardly 18 your 20 dastardly 19 previous 20 dastardly 20 dastardly 21 contempt 20 dastardly 22 of 20 dastardly 23 duty 23 duty 24 . eh ! what do you say , you sneak ? 1 eh 2 ! 1 eh 3 what 1 eh 10 ? 3 what 4 do 4 do 5 you 6 say 7 , 6 say 9 sneak 8 you 9 sneak 9 sneak 10 ? ' [you] [didn't] [believe] there [were] [any] [firedrakes] [?] ['] 1 ' 5 there that just comes of your eternal conceit and arrogance ! 1 that 3 comes 2 just 3 comes 3 comes 9 arrogance 4 of 9 arrogance 5 your 9 arrogance 6 eternal 9 arrogance 7 conceit 9 arrogance 8 and 9 arrogance 9 arrogance 10 ! ' [you] have [not] [generally] [found] it [so] ? ' 1 ' 3 have 3 have 7 it 7 it 9 ? 9 ? 10 ' when [his] [majesty] [had] [recovered] [,] he [said] [to] [prigio] [(] who had [not] been crying , he was too much [absorbed] [)] [:] 1 when 7 he 1 when 18 he 7 he 13 had 12 who 13 had 13 had 15 been 15 been 16 crying 17 , 18 he 18 he 19 was 19 was 20 too 20 too 21 much " a king 's word is his bond . 1 " 2 a 2 a 8 bond 3 king 4 's 3 king 8 bond 5 word 8 bond 6 is 8 bond 7 his 8 bond 8 bond 9 . bring me a pen , somebody , and my cheque-book . " 1 bring 2 me 1 bring 4 pen 3 a 4 pen 4 pen 5 , 4 pen 10 cheque-book 6 somebody 10 cheque-book 7 , 8 and 8 and 10 cheque-book 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 2 royal 2 royal 3 cheque-book 3 cheque-book 4 , 3 cheque-book 8 morocco 5 bound 8 morocco 6 in 8 morocco 7 red 8 morocco 8 morocco 9 , 8 morocco 10 was 8 morocco 11 brought 8 morocco 12 in 8 morocco 13 by 8 morocco 14 eight 14 eight 15 pages 15 pages 16 , 15 pages 18 ink 17 with 18 ink 18 ink 19 and 18 ink 21 pen 20 a 21 pen 21 pen 22 . [{] [a] [cheque] [for] [ten] [thousand] [purses] [,] [payable] [to] [prince] [prigio] [:] [p114.jpg] [}] " 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 6 've 4 ; 5 you 5 you 6 've 6 've 7 got 7 got 11 ! 11 ! 12 " [chapter] [xvi] [.] [a] [melancholy] [chapter] [.] the prince had gone some way , when the king called after him . 1 the 2 prince 2 prince 3 had 3 had 4 gone 4 gone 5 some 5 some 6 way 6 way 7 , 7 , 8 when 8 when 9 the 9 the 10 king 10 king 11 called 11 called 12 after 11 called 13 him 13 him 14 . how he wished he had the seven-league boots on , or that he had the cap of darkness in his pocket ! 1 how 7 seven-league 1 how 13 he 2 he 3 wished 3 wished 7 seven-league 4 he 5 had 5 had 7 seven-league 6 the 7 seven-league 7 seven-league 8 boots 7 seven-league 9 on 7 seven-league 11 or 10 , 11 or 12 that 13 he 13 he 14 had 13 he 20 his 15 the 16 cap 16 cap 17 of 17 of 18 darkness 17 of 20 his 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 2 he 2 he 3 had 2 he 9 would 3 had 4 been 4 been 5 so 7 , 8 he 8 he 9 would 9 would 11 have 10 now 11 have 11 have 12 got 12 got 13 back 13 back 14 to 14 to 19 the 16 , 17 and 17 and 19 the " [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 3 remember 2 you 3 remember 3 remember 4 that 3 remember 8 wedding-day 5 this 6 is 5 this 8 wedding-day 7 your 8 wedding-day 8 wedding-day 9 ? i [congratulate] you [,] [sir] [;] [molinda] [is] [a] [dear] [girl] . " 1 i 3 you 3 you 12 . 12 . 13 " " [i] have the highest affection and esteem for my cousin , sir , " said the prince , " but " 1 " 16 said 3 have 8 esteem 4 the 5 highest 5 highest 8 esteem 6 affection 8 esteem 7 and 8 esteem 8 esteem 9 for 8 esteem 10 my 8 esteem 11 cousin 8 esteem 13 sir 12 , 13 sir 13 sir 14 , 14 , 15 " 15 " 16 said 16 said 17 the 17 the 18 prince 18 prince 19 , 19 , 20 " 19 , 21 but 19 , 22 " " never ! 1 " 2 never 2 never 3 ! i despise him ! " 1 i 2 despise 2 despise 3 him 2 despise 4 ! 4 ! 5 " [{] [molinda] [before] [the] [king] [:] [p117.jpg] [}] " never better , sire , " said the man , bowing with more courtliness than his profession indicated . 1 " 8 said 2 never 5 sire 3 better 5 sire 4 , 5 sire 5 sire 6 , 5 sire 8 said 7 " 8 said 8 said 9 the 9 the 10 man 10 man 15 courtliness 11 , 12 bowing 12 bowing 15 courtliness 13 with 15 courtliness 14 more 15 courtliness 15 courtliness 16 than 15 courtliness 17 his 15 courtliness 18 profession 18 profession 19 indicated 18 profession 20 . " very well , " said the king ; " [prince] [prigio] , you have your [choice] [.] 1 " 3 well 2 very 3 well 3 well 4 , 3 well 13 , 4 , 5 " 4 , 10 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 8 king 7 the 8 king 8 king 9 ; 13 , 14 you 14 you 15 have 15 have 16 your there is the [gallows] [,] [here] is [lady] [molinda] . 1 there 2 is 1 there 7 is 2 is 3 the 7 is 10 . my duty is painful , but clear . 1 my 2 duty 2 duty 4 painful 3 is 4 painful 4 painful 6 but 4 painful 7 clear 5 , 6 but 7 clear 8 . a king 's word cannot be broken . 1 a 2 king 1 a 4 word 2 king 3 's 4 word 5 cannot 5 cannot 6 be 6 be 7 broken 7 broken 8 . molly , or the gibbet ! " 1 molly 2 , 1 molly 5 gibbet 3 or 5 gibbet 4 the 5 gibbet 5 gibbet 6 ! 6 ! 7 " the prince [bowed] [respectfully] [to] [lady] [molinda] : 1 the 2 prince 2 prince 8 : i [am] [compelled] , [most] [unwillingly] [,] [to] [slight] [your] [charms] , and [to] [select] the [extreme] [rigour] of the [law] [.] 1 i 4 , 4 , 13 and 12 , 13 and 13 and 16 the 16 the 19 of 19 of 20 the executioner , lead on ! 1 executioner 2 , 1 executioner 3 lead 1 executioner 5 ! 3 lead 4 on do [your] [duty] [;] for me , [prigio] [est] [pret] [;] " [for] this was his [motto] , and [meant] that he was ready . 1 do 5 for 5 for 6 me 6 me 7 , 7 , 12 " 7 , 19 and 12 " 14 this 14 this 15 was 15 was 16 his 18 , 19 and 19 and 22 he 21 that 22 he 22 he 23 was 23 was 24 ready 24 ready 25 . 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 11 prince 11 prince 26 . [{] [the] [family] [executioner] [:] [p119.jpg] [}] for [alphonso] [was] [gone] [crying] [would] [not] [bring] him [back] . 1 for 9 him 9 him 11 . " ah , [madam] ! " said the prince , " you are forgiving " 1 " 2 ah 2 ah 3 , 2 ah 5 ! 5 ! 6 " 5 ! 15 " 6 " 7 said 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 2 for 3 you 3 you 4 are 4 are 6 ! 6 ! 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 10 , 10 , 15 for 15 for 16 him 16 him 17 . " [but] [neither] [your] [heart] [nor] mine is [ours] to give [.] 1 " 8 is 7 mine 8 is 8 is 10 to 10 to 11 give since mine was another 's , [i] [understand] too well the feeling of yours ! 1 since 2 mine 2 mine 14 yours 3 was 4 another 3 was 9 too 3 was 12 feeling 5 's 9 too 6 , 9 too 9 too 10 well 11 the 12 feeling 12 feeling 14 yours 13 of 14 yours 14 yours 15 ! do not let us buy life at the price of happiness and honour . " 1 do 2 not 2 not 3 let 3 let 4 us 4 us 5 buy 5 buy 6 life 5 buy 11 happiness 7 at 9 price 8 the 9 price 9 price 11 happiness 10 of 11 happiness 11 happiness 12 and 11 happiness 13 honour 13 honour 14 . 14 . 15 " then , turning to the king , the prince said : 1 then 3 turning 2 , 3 turning 3 turning 4 to 3 turning 9 prince 5 the 6 king 5 the 9 prince 6 king 7 , 8 the 9 prince 9 prince 11 : 10 said 11 : " sir , is there no way but by death or marriage ? 1 " 2 sir 2 sir 3 , 2 sir 13 ? 3 , 8 but 4 is 5 there 5 there 6 no 6 no 7 way 7 way 8 but 9 by 12 marriage 10 death 11 or 10 death 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 5 be and here the prince fluttered the cheque for @number@ pounds in the air . 1 and 2 here 2 here 7 cheque 3 the 4 prince 4 prince 7 cheque 5 fluttered 7 cheque 6 the 7 cheque 7 cheque 8 for 7 cheque 10 pounds 7 cheque 13 air 9 @number@ 10 pounds 11 in 12 the 12 the 13 air 13 air 14 . for a moment the king was tempted ; but then he said to himself : 1 for 3 moment 2 a 3 moment 3 moment 7 tempted 4 the 5 king 5 king 7 tempted 6 was 7 tempted 7 tempted 8 ; 7 tempted 10 then 7 tempted 13 to 8 ; 9 but 10 then 11 he 11 he 12 said 13 to 14 himself 14 himself 15 : " never mind , it 's only [an] [extra] [penny] [on] the [income-tax] . " 1 " 2 never 2 never 3 mind 3 mind 4 , 4 , 15 " 5 it 6 's 5 it 14 . 6 's 7 only 7 only 12 the 14 . 15 " then , " keep your dross , " he shouted , meaning the million ; " but let me keep my promise . 1 then 6 dross 2 , 3 " 3 " 6 dross 4 keep 6 dross 5 your 6 dross 6 dross 7 , 6 dross 10 shouted 6 dross 11 , 6 dross 12 meaning 8 " 10 shouted 9 he 10 shouted 12 meaning 14 million 13 the 14 million 14 million 15 ; 14 million 18 let 14 million 20 keep 15 ; 17 but 16 " 17 but 18 let 19 me 20 keep 22 promise 21 my 22 promise 22 promise 23 . to chapel at once , or " and he pointed to the executioner . 1 to 2 chapel 2 chapel 4 once 3 at 4 once 4 once 6 or 4 once 10 pointed 5 , 6 or 7 " 8 and 8 and 10 pointed 9 he 10 pointed 10 pointed 11 to 10 pointed 13 executioner 12 the 13 executioner 13 executioner 14 . " [the] [word] [of] a king [of] [pantouflia] [is] [sacred] . " 1 " 5 a 5 a 6 king 6 king 11 . 11 . 12 " " [and] so is that [of] a [crown] prince , " answered [prigio] [;] ["] and [mine] is [pledged] [to] a lady . " 1 " 3 so 1 " 4 is 4 is 5 that 4 is 7 a 7 a 9 prince 9 prince 10 , 10 , 11 " 10 , 16 and 11 " 12 answered 16 and 18 is 18 is 21 a 21 a 22 lady 22 lady 23 . 23 . 24 " the prince thought for the space of a flash of lightning . 1 the 2 prince 2 prince 6 space 3 thought 6 space 4 for 6 space 5 the 6 space 6 space 7 of 6 space 11 lightning 8 a 9 flash 9 flash 10 of 9 flash 11 lightning 11 lightning 12 . " [i] [accept] [the] [alternative] , " he said , " if your majesty [will] [grant] [me] [my] [conditions] . " 1 " 9 said 6 , 7 " 7 " 9 said 8 he 9 said 9 said 10 , 10 , 11 " 10 , 21 " 11 " 12 if 12 if 13 your 13 your 14 majesty 20 . 21 " " name them ! " said the king . 1 " 6 said 2 name 3 them 3 them 4 ! 4 ! 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 8 king 7 the 8 king 8 king 9 . [prigio] [of] [pantouflia] [will] [perish] [by] [his] [own] [hand] [.] ["] the king , whose mind did not work very quickly , took some minutes to think over it . 1 the 2 king 2 king 4 whose 2 king 6 did 3 , 4 whose 4 whose 5 mind 6 did 7 not 6 did 16 think 7 not 8 work 8 work 10 quickly 9 very 10 quickly 10 quickly 11 , 10 quickly 14 minutes 12 took 13 some 13 some 14 minutes 15 to 16 think 16 think 17 over 16 think 18 it 18 it 19 . " honour bright ? " said the king at last . 1 " 2 honour 2 honour 3 bright 2 honour 11 . 4 ? 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 7 the 7 the 8 king 7 the 10 last 9 at 10 last 10 last 11 . [poor] [molinda] [merely] [stared] [;] [for] [she] [could] [not] [imagine] [what] [he] [meant] [.] [chapter] [xvii] [.] [the] [black] [cat] [and] [the] [brethren] [!] who was [glad] to [see] the prince , if it was [not] [lady] [rosalind] ? 1 who 2 was 1 who 15 ? 2 was 4 to 4 to 6 the 6 the 7 prince 7 prince 11 was 8 , 9 if 9 if 10 it 10 it 11 was for either he would have brought his brothers back [,] [sound] [and] [well] [,] to [falkenstein] [,] [or] [he] [would] [not] [survive] his [dishonour] . 1 for 2 either 1 for 3 he 3 he 4 would 4 would 5 have 5 have 6 brought 6 brought 8 brothers 6 brought 9 back 7 his 8 brothers 9 back 15 to 15 to 23 his 23 his 25 . and [i] [should] [have] [fallen] , dear [rosalind] , if [i] [had] [faced] [the] [firedrake] [before] [i] [knew] you . " 1 and 10 if 6 , 7 dear 7 dear 9 , 9 , 10 if 10 if 19 you 19 you 20 . 20 . 21 " and [the] [firedrake] would have [made] [a] [mouthful] [of] him , then . 1 and 4 would 4 would 5 have 5 have 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 2 the 3 prince 3 prince 12 stayed 4 said 5 he 5 he 6 had 5 he 12 stayed 7 his 8 plan 8 plan 9 , 8 plan 12 stayed 9 , 10 and 11 he 12 stayed 12 stayed 14 night 12 stayed 15 at 12 stayed 17 ambassador 13 that 14 night 16 the 17 ambassador 17 ambassador 18 's 17 ambassador 19 . at last , stretched at full length in a sunny place , the prince found a very old , half-blind , miserable cat . 1 at 2 last 2 last 3 , 2 last 4 stretched 4 stretched 10 sunny 5 at 7 length 6 full 7 length 7 length 10 sunny 8 in 10 sunny 9 a 10 sunny 10 sunny 11 place 10 sunny 14 prince 11 place 12 , 13 the 14 prince 14 prince 20 half-blind 15 found 20 half-blind 16 a 17 very 17 very 20 half-blind 18 old 20 half-blind 19 , 20 half-blind 20 half-blind 21 , 20 half-blind 22 miserable 20 half-blind 23 cat 23 cat 24 . " [well] , " said the [prince] [at] last , " he could not live long anyway , and it must be done . 1 " 5 said 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 6 the 5 said 24 . 6 the 9 last 9 last 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 he 12 he 13 could 13 could 14 not 13 could 15 live 15 live 16 long 17 anyway 18 , 18 , 19 and 19 and 20 it 20 it 21 must 21 must 22 be 22 be 23 done 23 done 24 . he will feel nothing [.] ["] 1 he 2 will 2 will 3 feel 3 feel 4 nothing then he drew the sword of sharpness , and with one turn of his wrist cut the cat 's head clean off . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 drew 3 drew 5 sword 4 the 5 sword 5 sword 7 sharpness 6 of 7 sharpness 7 sharpness 8 , 7 sharpness 10 with 7 sharpness 16 cut 8 , 9 and 11 one 15 wrist 12 turn 15 wrist 13 of 14 his 14 his 15 wrist 15 wrist 16 cut 16 cut 22 off 17 the 18 cat 18 cat 21 clean 19 's 20 head 20 head 21 clean 21 clean 22 off 22 off 23 . [{] [poor] [old] [frank] [:] [p128.jpg] [}] the dead cat lay there , like any common cat . 1 the 10 cat 2 dead 3 cat 2 dead 10 cat 3 cat 4 lay 3 cat 6 , 4 lay 5 there 7 like 10 cat 8 any 9 common 9 common 10 cat 10 cat 11 . very soon there was nothing of old [black] [frank] [left] [but] [ashes] ! 1 very 2 soon 2 soon 3 there 3 there 4 was 3 there 5 nothing 5 nothing 6 of 6 of 7 old 7 old 13 ! then the prince ran upstairs to the fairy cupboard , his heart beating loudly with excitement . 1 then 5 upstairs 2 the 3 prince 3 prince 5 upstairs 4 ran 5 upstairs 5 upstairs 6 to 5 upstairs 9 cupboard 7 the 8 fairy 8 fairy 9 cupboard 9 cupboard 10 , 9 cupboard 14 loudly 11 his 12 heart 12 heart 13 beating 13 beating 14 loudly 14 loudly 16 excitement 15 with 16 excitement 16 excitement 17 . the sun was shining through the arrow-shot window , all the yellow motes were dancing in its rays . 1 the 2 sun 2 sun 3 was 2 sun 7 arrow-shot 4 shining 7 arrow-shot 5 through 7 arrow-shot 6 the 7 arrow-shot 7 arrow-shot 8 window 7 arrow-shot 13 motes 8 window 9 , 10 all 13 motes 11 the 13 motes 12 yellow 13 motes 13 motes 14 were 13 motes 15 dancing 13 motes 16 in 13 motes 18 rays 17 its 18 rays 18 rays 19 . the light fell on the strange heaps of fairy things talismans and spells . 1 the 2 light 2 light 3 fell 3 fell 4 on 3 fell 6 strange 4 on 5 the 6 strange 11 talismans 7 heaps 8 of 7 heaps 11 talismans 9 fairy 11 talismans 10 things 11 talismans 11 talismans 12 and 11 talismans 13 spells 13 spells 14 . this was what was written on the plates : 1 this 2 was 2 was 5 written 3 what 5 written 4 was 5 written 5 written 6 on 5 written 8 plates 6 on 7 the 8 plates 9 : [aqva] [.] [de] [.] [fonte] [.] [leonvm] [.] [{] [130] [}] " thank heaven ! " said the prince . 1 " 2 thank 2 thank 3 heaven 3 heaven 4 ! 4 ! 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 7 the 7 the 8 prince 8 prince 9 . " [i] [thought] they [were] [sure] [to] have brought it [!] ["] 1 " 4 they 4 they 8 have 8 have 9 brought 9 brought 10 it he opened the bottle , and poured a few drops of the water on the ashes and the dying embers . 1 he 2 opened 2 opened 3 the 2 opened 4 bottle 4 bottle 7 poured 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 poured 7 poured 10 drops 8 a 9 few 9 few 10 drops 10 drops 11 of 10 drops 13 water 10 drops 14 on 10 drops 16 ashes 12 the 13 water 15 the 16 ashes 16 ashes 17 and 16 ashes 20 embers 18 the 20 embers 19 dying 20 embers 20 embers 21 . [{] [the] [prince] [and] [the] [bottles] [:] [p130.jpg] [}] i'll ! " 1 i'll 2 ! 2 ! 3 " do you know what he meant to do , if he could not find his brothers ? 1 do 2 you 2 you 3 know 2 you 17 ? 3 know 4 what 4 what 6 meant 5 he 6 meant 6 meant 7 to 7 to 8 do 7 to 14 find 8 do 9 , 10 if 11 he 11 he 12 could 12 could 13 not 12 could 14 find 14 find 16 brothers 15 his 16 brothers let every child guess ! 1 let 2 every 2 every 3 child 3 child 4 guess 3 child 5 ! off he flew ; and there he was in a second , [just] [beside] [poor] [alphono] ['s] [garden-engine] [.] 1 off 2 he 2 he 3 flew 2 he 8 was 3 flew 4 ; 4 ; 5 and 5 and 6 there 7 he 8 was 8 was 10 a 9 in 10 a 10 a 11 second 11 second 12 , " hullo [,] [prigio] ! " cried he ; " are you come after the monster too ? 1 " 2 hullo 2 hullo 5 ! 5 ! 6 " 5 ! 7 cried 5 ! 10 " 7 cried 8 he 7 cried 9 ; 10 " 11 are 11 are 12 you 12 you 13 come 13 come 14 after 14 after 16 monster 15 the 16 monster 16 monster 17 too 16 monster 18 ? i 've been asleep , and [i] had a kind of dream that he beat me . 1 i 2 've 2 've 3 been 3 been 4 asleep 3 been 10 kind 4 asleep 5 , 5 , 6 and 8 had 9 a 9 a 10 kind 10 kind 11 of 10 kind 12 dream 12 dream 13 that 12 dream 15 beat 13 that 14 he 15 beat 16 me 16 me 17 . but the pair of us will tackle him . 1 but 7 tackle 2 the 3 pair 3 pair 4 of 3 pair 7 tackle 5 us 7 tackle 6 will 7 tackle 7 tackle 8 him 8 him 9 . how [is] [molinda] ? " 1 how 4 ? 4 ? 5 " " [prettier] [than] [ever] , " said [prigio] ; " but [anxious] [about] you . 1 " 7 said 1 " 14 you 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 9 ; 9 ; 11 but 10 " 11 but 14 you 15 . however , [the] [firedrake] ['s] [dead] and [done] [for] [;] [so] never mind him [.] 1 however 2 , 2 , 7 and 7 and 12 never 12 never 13 mind 13 mind 14 him [but] [i] [left] [enrico] [somewhere] [about] [.] just you sit down and wait a minute , till [i] [fetch] [him] [.] ["] 1 just 6 wait 2 you 3 sit 3 sit 4 down 3 sit 6 wait 4 down 5 and 6 wait 8 minute 6 wait 10 till 7 a 8 minute 8 minute 9 , " all right , old fellow , " [says] [alphonso] ; " but have you [any] [luncheon] with you ? 1 " 3 right 1 " 15 you 2 all 3 right 3 right 4 , 3 right 11 ; 4 , 8 " 5 old 6 fellow 6 fellow 7 , 7 , 8 " 11 ; 13 but 12 " 13 but 14 have 15 you 15 you 20 ? 18 with 19 you 19 you 20 ? never was [so] [hungry] in my life ! " 1 never 2 was 2 was 5 in 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 3 hollow 2 a 3 hollow 3 hollow 4 of 4 of 5 the 5 the 25 sun 7 , 8 sure 8 sure 9 enough 9 enough 10 there 10 there 11 was 11 was 12 the 12 the 14 of 14 of 17 the 17 the 25 sun 23 in 24 the 24 the 25 sun 25 sun 26 . and there was a little heap of grey ashes . 1 and 2 there 2 there 3 was 3 was 4 a 4 a 6 heap 5 little 6 heap 6 heap 7 of 6 heap 9 ashes 8 grey 9 ashes 9 ashes 10 . there they were in a moment , [among] [the] [old] [knights] [whom] [,] [if] [you] [remember] [,] [the] [remora] [had] [frozen] [into] stone . 1 there 3 were 2 they 3 were 3 were 4 in 4 in 5 a 5 a 6 moment 5 a 23 stone 6 moment 7 , 23 stone 24 . " [long] [live] [prince] [prigio] ! ["] 1 " 6 ! so he marshalled them in order , and sent them [off] [to] [ride] [to] [falkenstein] [and] [cry] [:] 1 so 3 marshalled 2 he 3 marshalled 3 marshalled 4 them 3 marshalled 6 order 3 marshalled 9 sent 3 marshalled 10 them 5 in 6 order 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 sent " [prince] [prigio] is coming ! ["] 1 " 6 ! 4 is 5 coming 5 coming 6 ! off they went , the horses ' hoofs clattering , banners flying , sunshine glittering on the spear-points . 1 off 3 went 1 off 4 , 1 off 5 the 2 they 3 went 5 the 18 spear-points 6 horses 8 hoofs 7 ' 8 hoofs 8 hoofs 9 clattering 9 clattering 11 banners 10 , 11 banners 11 banners 12 flying 11 banners 14 sunshine 11 banners 15 glittering 12 flying 13 , 15 glittering 18 spear-points 16 on 18 spear-points 17 the 18 spear-points 18 spear-points 19 . [{] [riding] [off] [to] [falkenstein] [:] [p136.jpg] [}] [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] [.] 1 the 14 best 14 best 15 inn 15 inn 16 , 15 inn 17 where 17 where 18 they kings are like that . 1 kings 2 are 1 kings 3 like 1 kings 5 . 3 like 4 that this [threat] [properly] [frightened] [king] [grognio] , and he [apologised] [.] 1 this 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 he then the king shook hands with [prigio] in [public] , and thanked him , and [said] he was proud of him . 1 then 2 the 1 then 17 he 2 the 3 king 4 shook 5 hands 5 hands 6 with 5 hands 15 and 8 in 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 thanked 12 thanked 13 him 13 him 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 17 he 17 he 18 was 18 was 19 proud 19 proud 20 of 19 proud 21 him 21 him 22 . now , just as they were forming a procession to march into church , who should appear but the queen ! 1 now 2 , 1 now 7 forming 3 just 4 as 3 just 7 forming 5 they 6 were 6 were 7 forming 7 forming 8 a 7 forming 9 procession 7 forming 11 march 7 forming 12 into 7 forming 13 church 9 procession 10 to 13 church 17 appear 14 , 15 who 15 who 16 should 16 should 17 appear 17 appear 18 but 17 appear 20 queen 19 the 20 queen 20 queen 21 ! i say luckily because if she had heard of them , she would not have believed a word of them . 1 i 2 say 2 say 3 luckily 2 say 18 word 3 luckily 4 because 3 luckily 5 if 3 luckily 6 she 3 luckily 12 she 6 she 7 had 7 had 8 heard 8 heard 9 of 9 of 10 them 10 them 11 , 13 would 14 not 13 would 15 have 15 have 16 believed 16 believed 18 word 17 a 18 word 18 word 19 of 19 of 20 them 20 them 21 . but [when] she saw [alphonso] [and] [enrico] [,] she was much pleased , and said : 1 but 3 she 1 but 9 she 3 she 4 saw 9 she 10 was 9 she 15 said 10 was 12 pleased 11 much 12 pleased 13 , 14 and 13 , 15 said 15 said 16 : [{] [the] [queen] [and] [her] [sons] [:] [p140.jpg] [}] " naughty boys ! 1 " 2 naughty 2 naughty 3 boys 2 naughty 4 ! where have you been hiding ? 1 where 5 hiding 1 where 6 ? 2 have 3 you 2 have 4 been 4 been 5 hiding the king had some absurd story about your having been killed by a fabulous monster . 1 the 2 king 1 the 15 monster 2 king 3 had 4 some 5 absurd 4 some 15 monster 5 absurd 6 story 6 story 7 about 8 your 14 fabulous 9 having 14 fabulous 10 been 11 killed 11 killed 14 fabulous 12 by 14 fabulous 13 a 14 fabulous 14 fabulous 15 monster 15 monster 16 . bah ! don't tell me . 1 bah 2 ! 1 bah 3 don't 1 bah 4 tell 4 tell 5 me 5 me 6 . i [always] [said] [you] [would] come back [after] [a] [little] [trip] [didn't] [i] , [prigio] ? " 1 i 6 come 6 come 7 back 7 back 14 , 14 , 17 " 16 ? 17 " " certainly , madam , " said [prigio] ; ["] and [i] [said] so , too . 1 " 2 certainly 1 " 7 said 3 , 4 madam 4 madam 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 17 . 9 ; 11 and 9 ; 14 so 14 so 15 , 15 , 16 too 16 too 17 . didn't [i] say so [?] ["] 1 didn't 3 say 3 say 4 so and they do ! 1 and 2 they 2 they 3 do 3 do 4 ! the [honeymoon] of [prince] [prigio] [and] the [crown] [princess] [rosalind] [was] [passed] at the castle , [where] the prince [had] [been] [deserted] [by] [the] [court] . 1 the 3 of 3 of 7 the 7 the 19 prince 13 at 14 the 13 at 18 the 14 the 15 castle 15 castle 16 , 18 the 19 prince 19 prince 26 . but the prince did not like the tone of her voice , and he said : 1 but 2 the 2 the 3 prince 3 prince 4 did 3 prince 16 : 4 did 5 not 5 not 6 like 6 like 7 the 8 tone 9 of 8 tone 16 : 10 her 11 voice 11 voice 16 : 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 he 14 he 15 said 15 said 16 : " no , [there] ['s] [something] ; do tell me what it is . " 1 " 2 no 1 " 11 what 2 no 3 , 7 ; 8 do 8 do 9 tell 9 tell 10 me 9 tell 11 what 11 what 13 is 12 it 13 is 13 is 14 . 14 . 15 " no , not quite so [very] much , but [i] [want] [them] [to] [like] you . 1 no 2 , 2 , 3 not 3 not 4 quite 4 quite 5 so 5 so 7 much 7 much 8 , 8 , 9 but 9 but 15 you 15 you 16 . now they can't , because they are afraid of you ; for you are so awfully clever . 1 now 2 they 2 they 3 can't 2 they 14 are 4 , 5 because 5 because 6 they 6 they 7 are 6 they 14 are 7 are 8 afraid 8 afraid 9 of 10 you 14 are 11 ; 12 for 12 for 13 you 13 you 14 are 14 are 15 so 14 are 16 awfully 16 awfully 17 clever 17 clever 18 . now , couldn't you take the wishing cap , and wish to be no cleverer than other people ? 1 now 2 , 2 , 7 wishing 3 couldn't 7 wishing 4 you 5 take 5 take 7 wishing 6 the 7 wishing 7 wishing 8 cap 8 cap 10 and 8 cap 11 wish 9 , 10 and 11 wish 15 cleverer 12 to 13 be 13 be 15 cleverer 14 no 15 cleverer 15 cleverer 16 than 15 cleverer 17 other 17 other 18 people 18 people 19 ? then everybody would like you [!] ["] 1 then 2 everybody 2 everybody 3 would 3 would 4 like 4 like 5 you the prince thought a minute , then he said : 1 the 2 prince 2 prince 3 thought 2 prince 10 : 4 a 5 minute 5 minute 8 he 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 " 12 please 2 your 3 will 3 will 5 law 3 will 12 please 4 is 5 law 5 law 8 dear 6 , 8 dear 7 my 8 dear 8 dear 9 ; 10 anything 12 please 11 to 12 please 12 please 13 you 12 please 14 . just wait a minute ! " 1 just 2 wait 2 wait 4 minute 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 2 he 2 he 3 ran 3 ran 4 upstairs 4 upstairs 5 , 4 upstairs 8 last 6 for 7 the 7 the 8 last 8 last 9 time 9 time 21 wishing 10 , 16 and 11 to 12 the 12 the 13 fairy 13 fairy 14 garret 14 garret 15 , 15 , 16 and 16 and 18 put 17 he 18 put 18 put 19 on 18 put 21 wishing 19 on 20 the 21 wishing 22 cap 22 cap 23 . " no , " thought he to himself , " [i] won't [wish] [that] [.] 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 2 no 9 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 thought 5 thought 8 himself 6 he 8 himself 7 to 8 himself 9 , 10 " 10 " 12 won't every man has one secret from his wife , and [this] shall be mine . " 1 every 2 man 2 man 3 has 3 has 5 secret 4 one 5 secret 5 secret 6 from 6 from 7 his 7 his 8 wife 8 wife 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 12 shall 12 shall 13 be 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 " 5 : 17 " 16 . 17 " but [occasionally] [rosalind] [would] [say] , " [i] do [believe] , my dear , that you are [really] as clever as ever ! " 1 but 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 9 do 9 do 11 , 11 , 24 " 12 my 13 dear 13 dear 14 , 14 , 15 that 15 that 16 you 16 you 17 are 17 are 19 as 19 as 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 ! [{] [the] [prince] [putting] [on] [the] [wishing] [cap] [:] [p144.jpg] [}] [printing] [office] [of] [the] [publisher] [.] [footnotes] [{] [25] [}] [subjunctive] [mood] [!] he was a great grammarian ! 1 he 2 was 2 was 5 grammarian 3 a 4 great 4 great 5 grammarian 5 grammarian 6 ! [{] [100] [}] [the] [history] [of] [this] [prince] [may] [be] [read] [in] [a] [treatise] [called] [the] [rose] [and] [the] [ring] [,] [by] [m] [a] [titmarsh] [.] london , @number@ 1 london 2 , 1 london 3 @number@ [{] [130] [}] [water] [from] [the] [fountain] [of] [lions] [.]