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"And now for the next trial!" exclai in

upon his drab-colored et it

over at once, and have done with it!"

"You will do no such thing!" said the imperious voice of the queenly

shrew "We will have neither trials nor anything else until after

supper, which has already been delayed four full oodness to step in and see that all is in order"

One of the gilded and decorated gentlemen whom sir Norman had mistaken

for a in

the tapestry--which seemed to be as extensively undermined with such

apertures as a cabone, the

queen stood drawn up to her full height, with her scornful face looking

down on the dwarf That small man knit up his very plain face into a

bristle of the sourest kinks, and frowned sulky disapproval at an order

which he either would not, or dared not, countermand Probably the

latter had ry and er for their supper than the life of Sir Nor," insinuated the lord high

cha over until his face and his shoe

buckles almost touched

"And what is to be done with this prisoner, while we are eating it?"

growled the dwarf, looking draords at his liege lady

"He can reuards, can he not?" she retorted

sharply "Or, if you are afraid they are not equal to taking care of