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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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g for pleas- 46 PRI^XE PRIGIO. Tire, tossing np the flamiDg waves, and blowingfountains of lire out of his nostrils, like a whalespouting! The prince did not like the looks of him. AVith all my cap of darkness, and my shoesof swiftness, and my sword of shar)3ness, I nevercould get near that beast, he said; and if Idid stalk him, I could not hurt him. Poor littleAlphonso ! poor Enrico! what plucky fellowsthey were ! I fancied that there was no suchthins: as a Firedrake ; hes not in the naturalhistory books; and I thought the boys wereonly making fun, and would be back soon, safeand sound. How horrid being too clever makesone ! And now, what am I to do ? AVhat was he to do, indeed? And whatAvoiild you have done ? Bring the horns andtail lie must, or perish in the adventure. Other-wise, how could he meet liis lady ?—why, shewould think him a mere braggart. The prince sat down, and thought andthought; and the day went on, and it was nowhigh noon. At last he jumped up and rushed into the
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The Remoka.—Page 47. PRINCE PRIGIO. 4*? library, a room where nobody ever went excepthimself and the queen. There he turned thebooks upside down, in his haste, till he foundan old one, by a French gentleman. MonsieurCyrano de Bergerac. It was an account of avoyage to the moon, in which there is a greatdeal of infoimation about matters not generallyknown; for few travelers have been to themoon. In that book Prince Piio-io fancied hewould find something he half-remembered, andthat would be of use to him. And he did ! Soyou see that cleverness, and minding your book,have some advantages after all. For here theprince learned that there is a very rare beastcalled a Eemora, which is at least as cold as theFiredrake is hot! Now, thought he, if I can only makethese two fight, why the Remora may kill theFiredrake, or take the heat out of him, at least,so that I may have a chance. Then he seized the ivory glass, clapped it tohis eye, and looked for the Remora. Just thetip of his nose, as whit

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