The Bookshelf for boys and girls Children's Book of Fact and Fancy (1912)
University Society, New York · New York. : University Society · leaf 192
you who is contented, thoroughlycontented, rise. Remember, there are no degreesin contentment; it is absolute. The black-robed throng arose—some eagerly,some impatiently, some disdainfully, some fewslowly and thoughtfully, but they all stood andwaited in utter silence. As I put the test question,… … Li.J.B. II. 23. 173 174 TWO MODERN FAIRY STORIES what the gods have given you. Answer me this!Why, then, do you scowl and jostle one another?Why do you want to marry any one—least of all,a princess with half the riches of a great king-dom as a dowry, to spoil your happiness? Greedyfortune-hunters !…
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