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THE LIGHT PRINCESS. 5
The king tried to have patience, but he succeeded very badly. It was more than he deserved, therefore, when, at last, the queen gave him a daughter—as lovely a little princess as ever cried. |
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II.
WON'T I, JUST?
The day drew near when the infant must be christened. The king wrote all the invitations with his own hand. Of course somebody was forgotten.
Now it does not generally matter if somebody is forgotten, only you must mind who. Unfortunately, the king forgot without intending to forget ; and so the chance fell upon the Princess Makemnoit, which was awkward. For the |
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