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Updated: May 14, 2025
It was market-day, and the old fruit-woman under the green umbrella, the toy-man with the clockwork monkeys, the flower-stalls and the vegetable-sellers, all these were here; in the centre of the square, sheep and pigs were penned.
The children agreed, and the toy-man was sent away, with a present of money, to console him for the disappointment of having sold nothing.
Fly was delighted with one wee soldier, in a blue coat with brass buttons, who kept dancing and bowing with the greatest politeness. "Captain Jinks, of the horse-marines," said the toy-man, introducing him. "Buy him, miss; he'll make a nice little husband for you; only fifteen cents." Fly felt quite flattered.
The queen commanded the toy-man to bring the new toys, as usual, on New Year's eve, and spread them out in one of her apartments.
Crowds of purchasers were sent by him to the shop of "the celebrated toy-man."
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