. Tales of fantasy . The Rose and the Ring 301. CHAPTEE XIII. How Queen Eosalba Came to the Castle of the Bold Count Hogginarmo. ER Majesty, having indeed nothingelse to give, made all her followersKnights of the Pumpkin, and mar-quises, earls, and baronets, and theyhad a little court for her, and madeher a little crown of gilt paper, and arobe of cotton velvet, and they quar-relled about the places to be givenaway in her court, and about rank andprecedence and dignities ; — you cant think how theyquarrelled! The poor Queen was very tired of herhonors before she had them a month, and I dare sa
. Tales of fantasy . The Rose and the Ring 301. CHAPTEE XIII. How Queen Eosalba Came to the Castle of the Bold Count Hogginarmo. ER Majesty, having indeed nothingelse to give, made all her followersKnights of the Pumpkin, and mar-quises, earls, and baronets, and theyhad a little court for her, and madeher a little crown of gilt paper, and arobe of cotton velvet, and they quar-relled about the places to be givenaway in her court, and about rank andprecedence and dignities ; — you cant think how theyquarrelled! The poor Queen was very tired of herhonors before she had them a month, and I dare saysighed sometimes even to be a ladys maid we must all do our duty in our respective stations,so the Queen resigned herself to perform hers. We have said how it happened that none of theUsurpers troops came out to oppose this Army ofFidelity : it pottered along as nimbly as the gout of theprincipal commanders allowed; it consisted of twice asmany officers as soldiers; and at length passed nearthe estates of one of the most powerful
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