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swept the hearth�察�and poured out the medicine�察�and nursed the queen�察�and
did all that ever she could�察�and was as busy�察�busy�察�busy as busy could be�察�
for there were not many servants at that palace for three reasons�此�because
the king was short of money�察�because a rise in his office never seemed to
come�察�and because quarter´day was so far off that it looked almost as far
off and as little as one of the stars。
But on the morning when the queen fainted away�察 �where was the
magic fish´bone�拭 �Why�察�there it was in the Princess Alicia's pocket� �She
had almost taken it out to bring the queen to life again�察�when she put it
back�察�and looked for the smelling´bottle。
After the queen had come out of her swoon that morning�察 �and was
dozing�察�the Princess Alicia hurried up´stairs to tell a most particular secret
to a most particularly confidential friend of hers�察 �who was a duchess。
People did suppose her to be a doll�察�but she was really a duchess�察�though
nobody knew it except the princess。
This most particular secret was the secret about the magic fish´ bone�察�
the history of which was well known to the duchess�察�because the princess
told her everything。 The princess kneeled down by the bed on which the
duchess was lying�察�full´dressed and wide awake�察�and whispered the secret
to her。 The duchess smiled and nodded。 People might have supposed that
she never smiled and nodded�察�but she often did�察�though nobody knew it
except the princess。
Then the Princess Alicia hurried down´stairs again�察�to keep watch in
the queen's room。 She often kept watch by herself in the queen's room�察�
but every evening�察�while the illness lasted�察�she sat there watching with the
king。 And every evening the king sat looking at her with a cross look�察�
wondering why she never brought out the magic fish´bone。 As often as
she noticed this�察 �she ran up´ stairs�察 �whispered the secret to the duchess
over again�察�and said to the duchess besides�察�'They think we children never
have a reason or a meaning��' And the duchess�察 �though the most
fashionable duchess that ever was heard of�察�winked her eye。
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'Alicia��' said the king�察�one evening�察�when she wished him good´ night。
'Yes�察�papa。'
'What is become of the magic fish´bone��'
'In my pocket�察�papa��'
'I thought you had lost it��'
'O�察�no�察�papa��'
'Or forgotten it��'
'No�察�indeed�察�papa。'
And so another time the dreadful little snapping pug´dog�察�next door�察�
made a rush at one of the young princes as he stood on the steps coming
home from school�察�and terrified him out of his wits�察�and he put his hand
through a pane of glass�察�and bled�察 �bled�察 �bled。 When the seventeen other
young princes and princesses saw him bleed�察 �bleed�察 �bleed�察 �they were
terrified out of their wits too�察 �and screamed themselves black in their
seventeen faces all at once。 But the Princess Alicia put her hands over all
their seventeen mouths�察�one after another�察�and persuaded them to be quiet
because of the sick queen。 And then she put the wounded prince's hand
in a basin of fresh cold water�察�while they stared with their twice seventeen
are thirty´four�察�put down four and carry three�察�eyes�察�and then she looked in
the hand for bits of glass�察�and there were fortunately no bits of glass there。
And then she said to two chubby´legged princes�察�who were sturdy though
small�察�'Bring me in the royal rag´bag�此�I must snip and stitch and cut and
contrive。' So these two young princes tugged at the royal rag´bag�察 �and
lugged it in�察�and the Princess Alicia sat down on the floor�察�with a large pair
of scissors and a needle and thread�察�and snipped and stitched and cut and
contrived�察�and made a bandage�察�and put it on�察�and it fitted beautifully�察�and
so when it was all done�察�she saw the king her papa looking on by the door。
'Alicia。'
'Yes�察�papa。'
'What have you been doing��'
'Snipping�察�stitching�察�cutting�察�and contriving�察�papa。'
'Where is the magic fish´bone��'
'In my pocket�察�papa。'
'I thought you had lost it��'
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'O�察�no�察�papa。'
'Or forgotten it��'
'No�察�indeed�察�papa。'
After that�察 �she ran up´stairs to the duchess�察 �and told her what had
passed�察 �and told her the secret over again�察 �and the duchess shook her
flaxen curls�察�and laughed with her rosy lips。
Well� �and so another time the baby fell under the grate。 The
seventeen young princes and princesses were used to it�察 �for they were
almost always falling under the grate or down the stairs�察�but the baby was
not used to it yet�察�and it gave him a swelled face and a black eye。 The
way the poor little darling came to tumble was�察 �that he was out of the
Princess Alicia's lap just as she was sitting�察 �in a great coarse apron that
quite smothered her�察 �in front of the kitchen´fire�察 �beginning to peel the
turnips for the broth for dinner�察�and the way she came to be doing that was�察�
that the king's cook had run away that morning with her own true love�察�
who was a very tall but very tipsy soldier。 Then the seventeen young
princes and princesses�察�who cried at everything that happened�察�cried and
roared。 But the Princess Alicia ��who couldn't help crying a little herself��
quietly called to them to be still�察 �on account of not throwing back the
queen up´stairs�察�who was fast getting well�察�and said�察�'Hold your tongues�察�
you wicked little monkeys�察 �every one of you�察 �while I examine baby��'
Then she examined baby�察�and found that he hadn't broken anything�察�and
she held cold iron to his poor dear eye�察�and smoothed his poor dear face�察�
and he presently fell asleep in her arms。 Then she said to the seventeen
princes and princesses�察 �'I am afraid to let him down yet�察 �lest he should
wake and feel pain�察�be good�察�and you shall all be cooks。' They jumped
for joy when they heard that�察 �and began making themselves cooks' caps
out of old newspapers。 So to one she gave the salt´box�察�and to one she
gave the barley�察�and to one she gave the herbs�察�and to one she gave the
turnips�察�and to one she gave the carrots�察�and to one she gave the onions�察�
and to one she gave the spice´box�察�till they were all cooks�察�and all running
about at work�察 �she sitting in the middle�察 �smothered in the great coarse
apron�察�nursing baby。 By and by the broth was done�察�and the baby woke
up�察�smiling�察�like an angel�察�and was trusted to the sedatest princess to hold�察�
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while the other princes and princesses were squeezed into a far´off corner
to look at the Princess Alicia turning out the saucepanful of broth�察�for fear
��as they were always getting into trouble�� they should get splashed and
scalded。 When the broth came tumbling out�察 �steaming beautifully�察 �and
smelling like a nosegay good to eat�察�they clapped their hands。 That made
the baby clap his hands�察 �and that�察 �and his looking as if he had a comic
toothache�察 �made all the princes and princesses laugh。 So the Princess
Alicia said�察�'Laugh and be good�察�and after dinner we will make him a nest
on the floor in a corner�察 �and he shall sit in his nest and see a dance of
eighteen cooks。' That delighted the young princes and princesses�察 �and
they ate up all the broth�察 �and washed up all the plates and dishes�察 �and
cleared away�察 �and pushed the table into a corner�察 �and then they in their
cooks' caps�察 �and the Princess Alicia in the smothering coarse apron that
belonged to the cook that had run away with her own true love that was
the very tall but very tipsy soldier�察 �danced a dance of eighteen cooks
before the angelic baby�察�who forgot his swelled face and his black eye�察�and
crowed with joy。
And so then�察�once more the Princess Alicia saw King Watkins the First�察�
her father�察 �standing in the doorway looking on�察 �and he said�察�'What have
you been doing�察�Alicia��'
'Cooking and contriving�察�papa。'
'What else have you been doing�察�Alicia��'
'Keeping the children light´hearted�察�papa。'
'Where is the magic fish´bone�察�Alicia�拭�
'In my pocket�察�papa。'
'I thought you had lost it��'
'O�察�no�察�papa��'
'Or forgotten it��'
'No�察�indeed�察�papa。'
The king then sighed so heavily�察�and seemed so low´spirited�察�and sat
down so miserably�察�leaning his head upon his hand�察�and his elbow upon
the kitchen´table pushed away in the corner�察�that the seventeen princes and
princesses crept softly out of the kitchen�察 �and left him alone with the
Princess Alicia and the angelic baby。
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