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"It is a gift which the fairies reserve for only a few favored mortals," teased Tom. "Then I am not one of them," declared Grace. "I have watched for fairies since I was a little girl and never met with one yet. I know every individual fairy in Grimms', Andersen's and Lang's by reputation, too." "What about your fairy prince?" was Tom's quick question. The two pairs of gray eyes met.
Dull and distant they were, and somewhere above them momentarily more distinct receding gone! Detroit Jim pulled Andersen's head toward him, and whispered: "Sidewalk! People going by! We've never sat right here before! We wouldn't hear them if they weren't walking on stone, or slate, or something hard!" The old man's heart pounded like a trip-hammer.
"You wouldn't like to have the longest nose in the world." "It would be rather nice," said Grizzel, working as steadily as the Princess in Hans Andersen's tale of the "White Swans", "then I could smell all the delicious smells there are. Mamma says a primrose- patch in an English wood is delicious." "Don't waste your breath trying to make Grizzel change her mind," Prudence interposed.
Another follower of Humperdinck is Eduard Poldini, whose clever and charming 'Der Vagabund und die Prinzessin, a graceful version of one of Hans Andersen's stories, was given in London with success in 1906.
I think you will find it ideal for a diving tender. I call it the Water Witch. An attractive name, is it not? I have checked on your equipment. It is held at the warehouse in my name. The supplies you wished to buy here have been ordered and are waiting at Andersen's Supply House. I have told them you will be calling." The group listened, delighted at the obvious efficiency with which Dr.
And your Highness remembers!" "I am like my father; I never forget!" She looked toward the waters again. "I can recall only one story. It was about a princess who lost all her friends through the offices of a wicked fairy. I remember it because it was the only story you told me that had a sad ending. It was one of Andersen's.
Now, if that's so, what would you do if you was in our place?" "I'd run the fellow out of town," said Dan Anderson. "If there was that sort of a traitor here, by God! I'd kill him." "We never did have no man go back on us here," Uncle Jim Brothers remarked. "Don't say that to me!" Dan Andersen's voice was shaken. "You've fed me, Uncle Jim. Don't say that to me."
She was anxious to recommence her studies, to resume her readings to the children; and she desired to see Mr. Wyvern. She understood by this time why he had chosen Andersen's Tales for her readings; of many other things which he had said, causing her doubt, the meaning was now clear enough to her.
'A new picture has arrived; face towards the music-room, good people, and tell me how you like it. I call it "Only a fiddler", after Andersen's story. What name will you give it? As he spoke he threw open the wide doors, and just beyond they saw a young man standing, with a beaming face, and a violin in his hand. There was no doubt about the name to this picture, and with the cry 'Nat!
What time and energy I have spent in trying to keep up this reputation of being a clever woman, when I was really not born one! My vanity demanded that I should not be run after for my appearance only; so I surrounded myself with clever men and let them call me intellectual. It was Hans Andersen's old tale of "The King's New Clothes" over again.
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