The rose and the ring; or, The history of Prince Giglio and Prince Bulbo; a fireside pantomime for great and small children . ve poor Angelica, cries Gruff-anuff, putting her handkerchief to her eyes. I did, but I love her no more! Giglio cried. 1 despise her!Were she heiress to twenty thousand thrones, I would despise her and TARTAR PRINCE, AND LAUGHS AT HIM. 53 scorn her. But why speak of thrones ? I have lost mine. I am tooweak to recover it—I am alone, and have no friend. Oh, say not so, dear prince ! says Gruffanufi. Besides, says he, I am so happy here behind the throne that Iwould not c
The rose and the ring; or, The history of Prince Giglio and Prince Bulbo; a fireside pantomime for great and small children . ve poor Angelica, cries Gruff-anuff, putting her handkerchief to her eyes. I did, but I love her no more! Giglio cried. 1 despise her!Were she heiress to twenty thousand thrones, I would despise her and TARTAR PRINCE, AND LAUGHS AT HIM. 53 scorn her. But why speak of thrones ? I have lost mine. I am tooweak to recover it—I am alone, and have no friend. Oh, say not so, dear prince ! says Gruffanufi. Besides, says he, I am so happy here behind the throne that Iwould not change my place, no, not for the throne of the world ! AVhat are you two people chattering ahout there ? says the queen,who was rather good-natured, though not overburdened with wisdom. It is time to dress for dinner. Giglio, show Prince Bulbo to his , if your clothes have not come, we shall be very happy to seeyou as you are. But when Prince Bulbo got to his bed-room, hishiggage was there and unpacked ; and the hair-dresser coming in, cutand curled him entirely to his own satisfaction ; and when the dinner-. 54 heres a pretty figure for laughter I bell rang, the royal company had not to wait above five-and-twentyminutes until Bulbo appeared, during which time the king, who couldnot bear to wait, grew as sulky as possible. As for Giglio, he neverleft Madam Gruflanuff all this time, but stood with her in the embra-sure of a window, paying her compliments. At length the groom ofthe chambe»* announced his royal highness the Prince of Crim Tar-
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