Lang, Andrew, 1844-1912 · London : New York : Longmans, Green, And Co. · leaf 26
when theQueen had her first child,the old mother took itaway from her. Then shewent to the King and saidthat the Queen had killedit. The King would notliclieve it, and would notallow any harm to be doneher. But she sat quietly sewing at the shirts and troubling herself about nothing. The nexttime… … And then her dress 8 THE SIX SWANS and could defend herself, her innocence would be proved. Butwhen the third child was taken away, and the Queen was againaccused, and could not utter a word in her own defence, the Kingwas obliged to give her over to the law, which decreed that shemust be burnt to…
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