The Bookshelf for boys and girls Little Journeys into Bookland (1912)
University Society, New York · New York : University Society · leaf 55
this stone his youth-ful appearance, and everything that he owned,had depended. Early that morning a great tumult had sud-denly arisen. The Philosopher went out walk-ing. Soon an old man had rushed in, cryingthat he had lost the Magic Stone. He com-manded every slave in the castle instantly toleave… … rapidly worse, for each one found he was fadingaway, growing every moment more pale andthin. As the hours passed all the servants becamewhite ghosts, and they floated away in companiestogether. The furniture was melting now in the samemanner. The tables were sinking down, and allthe vessels used…
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