St Nicholas [serial] . the Hand of the Princessto dispose of as thou shalt desire. There was a moments pause, and then thePrincess Lotis took a step toward Prince Val-mir and held out her hand. Down upon his kneefell that gallant prince, and pressed his lips tothe little hand he had believed forever lost tohim. When he arose, the King handed him thePink Topaz, saying: Take with my daughter this jewel, whichholds the fortunes of our family. All that Ihave shall be thine, and thou shalt be as a sonto me. Bowing low, the Prince received it, slipped itupon the hand of the Princess which he still h
St Nicholas [serial] . the Hand of the Princessto dispose of as thou shalt desire. There was a moments pause, and then thePrincess Lotis took a step toward Prince Val-mir and held out her hand. Down upon his kneefell that gallant prince, and pressed his lips tothe little hand he had believed forever lost tohim. When he arose, the King handed him thePink Topaz, saying: Take with my daughter this jewel, whichholds the fortunes of our family. All that Ihave shall be thine, and thou shalt be as a sonto me. Bowing low, the Prince received it, slipped itupon the hand of the Princess which he still held,and they knelt at the feet of the King for hisblessing. Then a great shout arose from all the peoplewhich rang through the rafters and stirred thesilken banners and echoed from the brazenshields. And the Wisest Man in the kingdom, whoscorned festivities, hastened back to his History,where he found his long-lost glasses, and immedi-ately proceeded to record, with many foot-notes,the second finding of the Pink THE WISEST MAN IN THE KINGDOM HASTENED BACK TO HIS HISTORY.
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