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HOLIDAY ROMANCE
'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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