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The olive fairy book (1907)

Lang, Andrew, 1844-1912, Ford, H. J. (Henry Justice), 1860-1941, ill · London ; New York : Longmans, Green · leaf 188

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walking by thelake early in the morning and beheld a wonderfully hand-some young man, in a beautiful suit of green satin, comedown to the edge of the lake. Not guessing that he waswatched, he got into a little boat that lay moored to thebank, and rowed himself over to the island where the THE GREEN… … Nonsense ! replied the queen crossly. But she wasdreadfully vexed at the mere idea, as her own daughterwas still unmarried, and was likely to remain so, becauseshe was so ill-tempered and stupid that no one wantedher. 160 THE GEEEN KNIGHT It is true, persisted the girl. He is dressed all ingreen,…

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