. The Princess Margarethe . GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAPTER XVII. rEXT morning the king andqueen came to see the prin-cess, and they brought withthem a queer little old manwith bits of twinkling eyesand a long nose that had ared spot on the end of it, and with a funnylittle wig that was twisted just like Amaliashair. Margarethe knew that he \vas the cele-brated Doctor Peltzer, for she had often seenhim from her window. Life for her was apanorama viewed from a window-seat. Sheknew most of the people of the great king-dom by sight, and she often speculated andweaved wonderful romances about the
. The Princess Margarethe . GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAPTER XVII. rEXT morning the king andqueen came to see the prin-cess, and they brought withthem a queer little old manwith bits of twinkling eyesand a long nose that had ared spot on the end of it, and with a funnylittle wig that was twisted just like Amaliashair. Margarethe knew that he \vas the cele-brated Doctor Peltzer, for she had often seenhim from her window. Life for her was apanorama viewed from a window-seat. Sheknew most of the people of the great king-dom by sight, and she often speculated andweaved wonderful romances about them. Doctor Peltzer smiled upon her a long, thinsmile, and showed two rows of little blackteeth. He shook her by the hand and toldher that he knew all about her, and said shewas a quaint little primrose ; and he pinchedher cheek and felt her arms and tapped hergently on the breast, and all the while made 147 » The Princess Margarethe. jokes that caused the princess great merri-ment. She thought he was the funniestlittle man she had ever seen. While
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