. St. Nicholas [serial] . ITCH-QUEEN. Bud and Fluff were surprised at the magnifi-cence of the city of Ix. The witch-queen hadreigned there so many centuries that she foundplenty of time to carry out her ideas; and the toward the palace, admiring the gleaming whitestatues, the fountains and flowers, as they went. It was beginning to grow dusk, and the lightswere gleaming in the palace windows when theyreached it. Dozens of liveried servants werestanding near the entrance, and some of theseescorted the strangers with much courtesy to areception-room. There a gray-haired master ofceremonies met
. St. Nicholas [serial] . ITCH-QUEEN. Bud and Fluff were surprised at the magnifi-cence of the city of Ix. The witch-queen hadreigned there so many centuries that she foundplenty of time to carry out her ideas; and the toward the palace, admiring the gleaming whitestatues, the fountains and flowers, as they went. It was beginning to grow dusk, and the lightswere gleaming in the palace windows when theyreached it. Dozens of liveried servants werestanding near the entrance, and some of theseescorted the strangers with much courtesy to areception-room. There a gray-haired master ofceremonies met them and asked in what way hemight serve them. This politeness almost took Buds breathaway, for he had considered Queen Zixi in thelight of an enemy rather than a friend; but hedecided not to sail under false colors, so he drewhimself up in royal fashion, and answered: 886 QUEEN ZIXI OF IX J [Aug. I am King Bud of Noland, and this is mysister, Princess Fluff, and my Aunt Rivette. Mykingdom has been conquered by a horde of. THE LORD HIGH EXECUTIONER WAS FEEDING ANOTHER ROLY-ROGUE WLTHSOUP FROM A GREAT LADLE. hold a beautiful reflection in her mirror wasboth impossible and foolish; so she had driventhe desire from her heart and devoted herself toruling her kingdom wise-ly, as she had ruled beforethe idea of stealing themagic cloak had takenpossession of her. Andwhen her mind was innormal condition thewitch-queen was verysweet and agreeable indisposition. So Queen Zixi greetedBud and his sister andaunt with great kindness,kissing Fluff affection-ately upon her cheek andgiving her own hand toBud to kiss. It is not strange thatthe children consideredher the most beautifulperson they had ever be-held ; and to them shewas as gentle as beauti-ful, listening with muchinterest to their tale ofthe invasion of the Roly-Rogues, and promisingto assist them by everymeans in her made Bud some- monsters, and I have come to the Queen of Ixto ask her assistance. The master of ceremonie
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