Andersen, H. C. (Hans Christian), 1805-1875, Craigie, William A. (William Alexander), Sir, 1867-1957 · London : H. Milford ; New York : Oxford University Press · leaf 72
, now my time is up. I have only paid my debt.Do you remember the dead man whom the bad peoplewished to injure ? You gave all you possessed in orderthat he might have rest in the grave. I am that man. And in the same moment he vanished. The wedding festivities lasted a whole month. Johnand the… … 63 THE LITTLE SEA MAID Ear out in the sea the water is as blue as the petals ofthe most beautiful corn-flower, and as clear as the purestglass. But it is very deep, deeper than any cable will sound ;many steeples must be placed one above the other to reachfrom the bottom to the surface of the…
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