. Tales of fantasy . so before, untilhe remembered the evil passions which had hithertobeen his companions when he visited the pleasantdingle. Jacob went back with a light heart to the alderman,and joined heartily in the merry-making. He bade themusicians play their merriest tunes, and was, in fact,the last person left dancing at the end of a jovial reel. When the guests had left, Jacob went up to his bed-chamber and opened a little box, in which he kept bisEnchanted Doll, but to his great joy he discovered thatit had vanished. For Jacob had ceased to envy—evena little. The doll-maker was set
. Tales of fantasy . so before, untilhe remembered the evil passions which had hithertobeen his companions when he visited the pleasantdingle. Jacob went back with a light heart to the alderman,and joined heartily in the merry-making. He bade themusicians play their merriest tunes, and was, in fact,the last person left dancing at the end of a jovial reel. When the guests had left, Jacob went up to his bed-chamber and opened a little box, in which he kept bisEnchanted Doll, but to his great joy he discovered thatit had vanished. For Jacob had ceased to envy—evena little. The doll-maker was set up in business by his kindfriends, Alderman Kersey and Tony Stubbs, and, through 230 Tales of Fantasy the influence of the former, Jacob received a commis-sion from the Lord Mayor to execute two of the largestdolls in the kingdom. I will not vouch for the fact,but it is more than suspected that Gog and Magog,which occupy so prominent a position in the Guildhallof London, are the identical dolls made by Jacob THE ROSE AND THE RING BT WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY.
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