. Tales of fantasy . rpet, and knocked at the doorof the English ambassador as the clocks were strikingeight in Gluckstein. Punctuality is the politeness of princes ! and a princeis polite when he is in love ! The prince was received at the door by a stout porterand led into the hall, where several butlers met him,and he laid the mortal remains of the Firedrake underthe cover of the flying carpet. Then he was led upstairs; and he made his bow tothe pretty lady, who, of course, made him a magnifi-cent courtesy. She seemed prettier and kinder thanever. The prince was so happy, that he never noti


. Tales of fantasy . rpet, and knocked at the doorof the English ambassador as the clocks were strikingeight in Gluckstein. Punctuality is the politeness of princes ! and a princeis polite when he is in love ! The prince was received at the door by a stout porterand led into the hall, where several butlers met him,and he laid the mortal remains of the Firedrake underthe cover of the flying carpet. Then he was led upstairs; and he made his bow tothe pretty lady, who, of course, made him a magnifi-cent courtesy. She seemed prettier and kinder thanever. The prince was so happy, that he never noticedhow something went wrong about the dinner. Theambassador looked about, and seemed to miss someone,and spoke in a low voice to one of the servants, who 156 Tales of Fantasy answered also in a low voice, and what he said seemedto displease the ambassador. But the prince was sobusy in talking to his lady, and in eating his dinnertoo, that he never observed anything unusual. He hadnever been at such a pleasant dinner!. Prince Prigio 157


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