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