Granny's wonderful chair and its tales of fairy times . ^pearls larger than ever a 158 Grannys Wonderful CHair diver had gathered—emeralds, sapphires, andrubbies, that would have made the jewellers of-the world wonder; the merman then said: * This is my eldest daughters dowry.*Good luck attend her! said Civil. * Itis the dowry of a queen. But the merman led himon to another chamber; it was filled with heapsof gold coin, which seemed gathered from alltimes and nations. The images and inscriptionsof all the kings that ever reigned were there; andthe merman said: * This is my second daughters dow
Granny's wonderful chair and its tales of fairy times . ^pearls larger than ever a 158 Grannys Wonderful CHair diver had gathered—emeralds, sapphires, andrubbies, that would have made the jewellers of-the world wonder; the merman then said: * This is my eldest daughters dowry.*Good luck attend her! said Civil. * Itis the dowry of a queen. But the merman led himon to another chamber; it was filled with heapsof gold coin, which seemed gathered from alltimes and nations. The images and inscriptionsof all the kings that ever reigned were there; andthe merman said: * This is my second daughters dowry.*Good luck attend her! said Civil. * Itis a dowry for a princess. * So you may say, replied the merman. * Butmake up your mind which of the maidens youwill marry, for the third has no portion at all,because she is not my daughter; but only, as youmay see, a poor silly girl taken into my familyfor charity. * Truly, my lord, said Civil, whose mind wasalready made up, * both your daughters are too richand far too noble for me; therefore I choose the. THE MERMAN AGAIN SHOWED CIVIL THE CHAMBER OF GOLD ANDTHE CHAMBER OF JEWELS E. P. D. & CO. 159 l6o Grannys Wonderful CKair third. Her poverty will best become my estateof a poor fisherman. * If you choose her/ said the merman, * youmust wait long for a wedding. I cannot allow an in-ferior girl to be married before my own he said a great deal more to persuade him;but Civil would not change his mind, and theyreturned to the hall. There was no more attention for the fisherman,but everybody watched him well. Turn where hewould, master or guest had their eyes upon him,though he made them the best speeches he couldremember, and praised all their splendours. Onething, however, was strange—there was no end tothe fun and the feasting; nobody seemed tired,and nobody thought of sleep. When Civils veryeyes closed with weariness, and he slept on one ofthe marble benches—no matter how many hours—there were the company feasti
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