THE PRINCESS AND CURDIE - online book

A Children's Fantasy Book By George MacDonald - illustrated version.

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	CHAPTER XXIV.
	THE PROPHECY. URDIE sat and watched every motion of the sleeping king. All the night, to his ear, the palace lay as quiet as a nur­sery of healthful children. At sunrise he called the princess. " How has his Majesty slept ? " were her first words as she entered the room. ." Quite quietly," answered Curdie ; "that is, since the doctor was got rid of." "How did you manage that?" inquired Irene; and Curdie had to tell all about it. " How terrible !" she said. " Did it not startle the king dreadfully ? " " It did rather. I found him getting out of bed, sword in hand." " The brave old man !" cried the princess. "Not so old 1" said Curdie, "—as you will soon see.