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Title: The adventures of Prince Prigio and of his son, Prince Ricardo
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Lang, Andrew, 1844-1912
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Publisher: New York : A. L. Burt
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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wren, of course he could not 220 PRTNCE PRIGIO. carry away the other articles. Dick wasrescued, that was all, and the Princess Jaque-liue had sacrificed herself to her love for him. The Giant ^^icked himself up and pulled him-self together, as we said, and then approachedJaqueline in a very civil way, for a person ofhis breeding, head in hand. ^ Let me introduce myself, he said, andmentioned his name and titles. May I askwhat you are doing here, and how you came r Poor Jaqueline threw herself at his feet, andmurmured a short and not very intelligi))leaccount of lierself. I dont understand, said the Giant, replacinghis head on his shoulders. ^ What to do withyou, Im sure I dont know. Please dont eatme, did you say ? Why, what do you take mefor ? Pm not in that line at all ; low, I call it! Jaqueline was somewdiat comforted at thesewords, dropped out of the Giants lips from aconsiderable heisrht. But they call you the Giant \vli() does notknow when he lias Ijad enough, said Jaque-line.
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Let me introduce myself, he said.—Page 220. PRINCE RICARDO. 221 And proud of tlie title: not enough offighting. Of punishment I am a glutton, or somy friends are pleased to say. A brace ofoxen, a drove of sheep or two, are enougli forme, the Giant went on complacently, bat for-getting to mention that the sheep and the oxenwere the property of other people. AVheream I to put you till your friends come and payyour ransom V the Giant asked again, and staredat Jaqueline in a perplexed way. ^ I cant takeyou home with me, that is out of the question.I have a little woman of my own, and shes notvery fond of other ladies ; especially, she wouldlike to poison them that have good looks. Now Jaqueline saw that the Giant, big ashe was, courageous too, was afraid of hiswife ! Ill tell you what Ill do; Ill hand you overto a neighbor of mine who is a bachelor. A bachelor giant; would that be quiteproper ? said Jaqueline, trying to humor him. Hes not a giant, bless you; hes a queerfellow, it is not

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