Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 211
uly, Why, dont you know? was the answer: his Majesty is traveling on state affairs. Here was a blow to Nicnacks hopes. Hecould scarcely disguise his disappointment. When will his Majesty return ? he asked. Oh, maybe in a month, or perhaps a year;really, theres no knowing ! Nicnack turned away. This… … THE FAIRY IRIS HERSELF SELECTED THE CRYSTAL. as he was about to turn away, he caught the whirrof a spinning-wheel. It came from an openwindow, and, drawing near, he heard a voice —surely her voice—singing softly to the spinning-wheel accompaniment. This is what he heard: Brum, brum, brum brum…
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