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     'What is the matter�察�papa��' 

     'I am dreadfully poor�察�my child。' 

     'Have you no money at all�察�papa��' 

     'None�察�my child。' 

     'Is there no way of getting any�察�papa��' 

     'No way��' said the king。        'I have tried very hard�察�and I have tried all 

ways。' 

     When she heard those last words�察�the Princess Alicia began to put her 

hand into the pocket where she kept the magic fish´bone。 

     'Papa��' said she�察�'when we have tried very hard�察�and tried all ways�察�we 

must have done our very�察�very best��' 

     'No doubt�察�Alicia。' 

     'When we have done our very�察�very best�察�papa�察�and that is not enough�察�

then   I   think   the   right   time   must   have   come   for   asking   help   of   others。' 

This was the very secret connected with the magic fish´bone�察�which she 

had found out for herself from the good Fairy Grandmarina's words�察�and 

which she had so often whispered to her beautiful and fashionable friend�察�

the duchess。 

     So she took out of her pocket the magic fish´bone�察�that had been dried 

and rubbed and polished till it shone like mother´of´pearl�察�and she gave it 

one   little   kiss�察  �and   wished   it   was   quarter´day。 And   immediately   it   WAS 

quarter´day�察     �and   the   king's   quarter's   salary   came     rattling  down     the 

chimney�察�and bounced into the middle of the floor。 

     But    this  was   not  half   of  what   happened�察     �  no�察 �not  a  quarter�察  �for 

immediately afterwards the good Fairy Grandmarina came riding in�察�in a 

carriage and four ��peacocks���察�with Mr。 Pickles's boy up behind�察�dressed in 

silver and gold�察�with a cocked´hat�察�powdered´ hair�察�pink silk stockings�察�a 

jewelled cane�察�and a nosegay。           Down jumped Mr。 Pickles's boy�察�with his 

cocked´hat in his hand�察�and wonderfully polite ��being entirely changed by 

enchantment���察  �and   handed   Grandmarina   out�察  �and   there   she   stood�察  �in   her 

rich shot´silk smelling of dried lavender�察�fanning herself with a sparkling 

fan。    'Alicia�察�my dear��' said this charming old fairy�察�'how do you do�拭                 �I 

hope I see you pretty well�拭        �Give me a kiss。' 

     The Princess Alicia embraced her�察�and then Grandmarina turned to the 



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king�察�and said rather sharply�察�'Are you good��'             The king said he hoped so。 

     'I   suppose   you   know   the   reason   NOW�察  �why   my   god´daughter   here��' 

kissing the princess again�察�'did not apply to the fish´bone sooner��' said the 

fairy。 

     The king made a shy bow。 

     'Ah� �but you didn't THEN��' said the fairy。 

     The king made a shyer bow。 

     'Any more reasons to ask for��' said the fairy。 

     The king said�察�No�察�and he was very sorry。 

     'Be good�察�then��' said the fairy�察�'and live happy ever afterwards。' 

     Then     Grandmarina       waved     her   fan�察 �and   the   queen    came     in  most 

splendidly   dressed�察  �and   the   seventeen   young   princes   and   princesses�察  �no 

longer grown out of their clothes�察�came in�察�newly fitted out from top to toe�察�

with tucks in everything to admit of its being let out。              After that�察�the fairy 

tapped the Princess Alicia with her fan�察�and the smothering coarse apron 

flew away�察�and she appeared exquisitely dressed�察�like a little bride�察�with a 

wreath     of  orange´    flowers    and    a  silver  veil。   After    that�察 �the   kitchen 

dresser   changed   of   itself   into   a   wardrobe�察  �made   of   beautiful   woods   and 

gold and looking glass�察�which was full of dresses of all sorts�察�all for her 

and all exactly fitting her。        After that�察�the angelic baby came in�察�running 

alone�察  �with   his   face   and   eye   not   a   bit   the   worse�察  �but   much   the   better。 

Then Grandmarina begged to be introduced to the duchess�察�and�察�when the 

duchess was brought down�察�many compliments passed between them。 

     A little whispering took place between the fairy and the duchess�察�and 

then   the   fairy   said   out   loud�察  �'Yes�察  �I   thought   she   would   have   told   you。' 

Grandmarina then turned to the king and queen�察�and said�察�'We are going in 

search     of  Prince    Certainpersonio。       The    pleasure    of  your    company      is 

requested   at   church   in   half   an hour   precisely。'   So   she   and   the   Princess 

Alicia got into the carriage�察�and Mr。 Pickles's boy handed in the duchess�察�

who sat by herself on the opposite seat�察�and then Mr。 Pickles's boy put up 

the steps and got up behind�察�and the peacocks flew away with their tails 

behind。 

     Prince Certainpersonio was sitting by himself�察�eating barley´sugar�察�and 

waiting     to  be   ninety。    When      he  saw    the  peacocks�察    �followed     by   the 



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carriage�察  �coming   in   at   the   window   it   immediately   occurred   to   him   that 

something uncommon was going to happen。 

     'Prince��' said Grandmarina�察�'I bring you your bride。'              The moment the 

fairy said those words�察�Prince Certainpersonio's face left off being sticky�察�

and his jacket and corduroys changed to peach´bloom velvet�察�and his hair 

curled�察�and a cap and feather flew in like a bird and settled on his head。 

He got into the carriage by the fairy's invitation�察�and there he renewed his 

acquaintance with the duchess�察�whom he had seen before。 

     In the church were the prince's relations and friends�察�and the Princess 

Alicia's   relations   and   friends�察  �and   the   seventeen   princes   and   princesses�察�

and the baby�察�and a crowd of the neighbours。              The marriage was beautiful 

beyond      expression。      The     duchess     was    bridesmaid�察    �and    beheld    the 

ceremony from the pulpit�察�where she was supported by the cushion of the 

desk。 

     Grandmarina   gave   a   magnificent   wedding´feast   afterwards�察  �in   which 

there was everything and more to eat�察�and everything and more to drink。 

The   wedding´cake   was   delicately   ornamented   with   white   satin   ribbons�察�

frosted silver�察�and white lilies�察�and was forty´two yards round。 

     When      Grandmarina      had   drunk    her  love   to  the   young    couple�察  �and 

Prince Certainpersonio had made a speech�察�and everybody had cried�察�Hip�察�

hip�察  �hip�察  �hurrah�   �Grandmarina   announced   to   the   king   and   queen   that   in 

future there would be eight quarter´days in every year�察�except in leap´year�察�

when there would be ten。          She then turned to Certainpersonio and Alicia�察�

and said�察�'My dears�察�you will have thirty´five children�察�and they will all be 

good and beautiful。 Seventeen of your children will be boys�察�and eighteen 

will be girls。     The hair of the whole of your children will curl naturally。 

They   will    never    have   the  measles�察   �and   will   have   recovered     from   the 

whooping´cough before being born。' 

     On    hearing    such   good    news�察   �everybody      cried   out  'Hip�察  �hip�察 �hip�察�

hurrah��' again。 

     'It only remains��' said Grandmarina in conclusion�察�'to make an end of 

the fish´bone。' 

     So   she   took   it   from   the   hand   of   the   Princess Alicia�察  �and   it   instantly 

flew down the throat of the dreadful little snapping pug´ dog�察�next door�察�



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and choked him�察�and he expired in convulsions。 



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      PART III。 ´ ROMANCE。                                         FROM 

 THE PEN OF LIEUT。´COL。 ROBIN 

             REDFORTH ��Aged nine。�� 



    THE   subject   of   our   present   narrative   would   appear   to   have   devoted 

himself   to   the   pirate   profession   at   a   comparatively   early   age。 We   find 

him in command of a splendid schooner of one hundred guns loaded to the 

muzzle�察�ere yet he had had a party in honour of his tenth birthday。 

    It seems that our hero�察�considering himself spited by a Latin´ grammar 

master�察�demanded the satisfaction due from one man of honour to another。 

´  Not   getting   it�察 �he privately  withdrew  his haughty  spirit   from  such   low 

company�察     �bought     a  second´hand      pocket´    pistol�察 �folded    up   some 

sandwiches in a paper bag�察�made a bottle of Spanish liquorice´water�察�and 

entered on a career of valour。 

    It were tedious to follow Boldheart ��for such was his name�� through 

the commencing stages of his story。         Suffice it�察�that we find him bearing 

the rank of Capt。 Boldheart�察�reclining in full uniform on a crimson hearth´ 

rug spread out upon the quarter´deck of his schooner 'The Beauty��' in the 

China seas。     It was a lovely evening�察�and�察�as his crew lay grouped about 

him�察�he favoured them with the following melody�此�

       O   landsmen   are   folly�   �O   pirates   are   jolly�   �O   diddleum   Dolly�察  �Di� �

CHORUS。 ´ Heave yo。 

       The soothing effect of these animated sounds floating over the waters�察�

as the common sailors united their rough voices to take up the rich tones 

of Boldheart�察�may be more easily conceived than described。 

    It   was   under   these   circumstances   that   the   look´out   at   the   masthead 

gave the word�察�'Whales��' 

    All was now activity。 

    'Where away��' cried Capt。 Boldheart�察�starting up。 



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     'On the larboard bow�察�sir��' replied the fellow at the masthead�察�touching 

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