. The adventures of Peter Peterkin . eon—you may kill me, but Great cheers drowned the rest of his words. One and all,the courtiers, the nobles, the King himself, were wavingjeweled hands and making a joyous thunder of his name. Peterkin! Peterkin, our hero! Peterkin, our saviour!Brave, mighty, magic Peterkin! He fell back and rubbed his eyes. What did it all mean?Could he be dreaming? No, for the King had risen from his throne now and wascoming down its golden steps straight toward him, witharms outstretched. You have swept the shadows from my domain! hecried. You have brought laughter into f
. The adventures of Peter Peterkin . eon—you may kill me, but Great cheers drowned the rest of his words. One and all,the courtiers, the nobles, the King himself, were wavingjeweled hands and making a joyous thunder of his name. Peterkin! Peterkin, our hero! Peterkin, our saviour!Brave, mighty, magic Peterkin! He fell back and rubbed his eyes. What did it all mean?Could he be dreaming? No, for the King had risen from his throne now and wascoming down its golden steps straight toward him, witharms outstretched. You have swept the shadows from my domain! hecried. You have brought laughter into faces which oncewere bathed in tears. You have given joy for sorrow—and joy—aye, untold joy!—shall be your reward! Ask ofme now whatever you most wish, and I promise it shall beyours! But first of all, we must take our proper revengeupon the villain you have so neatly brought into ourpower. THE VILLAIN SATISFIED 145 Ah, thats just it, Your Majesty!** interrupted *s my dearest wish—and surely you*ll not have the. -^4-_ heart to refuse it. I ask for mercy for your noble cousin,the toothless farmer. Indeed, if only you provide him with 146 THE ADVENTURES OF PETERKIN a new set of teeth, Em sure he will make a very loyal andfaithful subject evermore. The King grew red in the face, at this reminder. Buthe had given his word—and not even a king can go backon that! How now, my villainous cousin? he roared, turningto the old fellow. Will you cease your wicked magic allthe days of your life, if I forgive you for the sake of gener-ous Peterkin? And, if I do provide you a new set of teeth,will you try very hard not to bite me? Oh, yes—indeed, yes! I am so sick of soups and jellies:I am longing for the crunch of a good beefsteak. And oh!my royal cousin, what a feast I shall be able to eat if onlyyou give me a brand-new set of teeth! And I shall be soproud of them Fll do nothing more than sit in a corner andgrin the whole day long! So, when the little princess had j
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