. The sea fairies . Am I to have the Magic Circle drawn around me, too?asked Capn Bill. Of course, answered Aquareine. You will need noother protection than that, yet Princess Clia and I will bothbe with you. For to-day I shall leave Merla to rule our pal-aces in my place until we return. No sooner was breakfast finished than Trot was anxiousto start. The girl was also curious to discover what thepowerful Magic Circle might prove to be, but she was a littledisappointed in the ceremony. The queen merely graspedher fairy wand in her right hand and swam around the childin a circle, from left to r
. The sea fairies . Am I to have the Magic Circle drawn around me, too?asked Capn Bill. Of course, answered Aquareine. You will need noother protection than that, yet Princess Clia and I will bothbe with you. For to-day I shall leave Merla to rule our pal-aces in my place until we return. No sooner was breakfast finished than Trot was anxiousto start. The girl was also curious to discover what thepowerful Magic Circle might prove to be, but she was a littledisappointed in the ceremony. The queen merely graspedher fairy wand in her right hand and swam around the childin a circle, from left to right. Then she took her wand in herleft hand and swam around Trot in another circle, from rightto left. Now, my dear, said she, you are safe from any creaturewe are liable to meet. She performed the same ceremony for Capn Bill, who wasdoubtful about the Magic Circle, because he felt the sameafter it as he had before. But he said nothing of his unbelief,and soon they left the palace and started upon their journey. 99. IT was a lovely day, and the sea was like azure under therays of the sun. Over the flower beds and through the gardens they swam,emerging into the open sea in a direction opposite that takenby the visitors the day before. The party consisted of butfour: Queen Aquareine, Princess Clia, Trot and Capn Bill. cPeople who live upon the land know only those seacreatures which they are able to catch in nets, or upon hooks,or those which become disabled and are washed ashore, re-marked the Queen, as they swam swiftly through the clearwater. And those who sail in ships see only the creatureswho chance to come to the surface. But, in the deep oceancaverns are queer beings, that no mortal has ever heard of orbeheld, and some of these we are to visit. We shall also see 100 Chapter Nine some sea shrubs and flowering weeds, which are sure to delightyou with their beauty. The sights really began before they had gone very farfrom the palace, and a school of butterfly fish, havinggo
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