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