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e and Master Hubert,

and become firmly convinced, if one did not find Leoline the other

would; and each being equally bad, it was about a toss up in agony which

got her

He thought of Queen Miranda, and of the adage, "put no trust in

princes," and sighed deeply as he reflected what a bad sign of human

nature it was--more particularly such handso, pat him on the back one ht, dejectedly, what a fool he

was ever to have coreater pains to stay up aloft, instead of pitching abruptly

head-foremost into such a select coht, too, what a cold, daed hiue and h to enjoy those

blessings And this having brought hian to reflect how he could best a this vale of tears The candle was still

blinking feebly on the floor, shedding tears of wax in its feeble

prostration, and it suddenly reminded him of the dwarf's advice to

examine his dark bower of repose So he picked it up and snuffed it with

his fingers, and held it aloof, much as Robinson Crusoe held the brand

in the dark cavern with the dead goat