be of
any use except as seasoning'" 90

INITIAL: Chapter XI 93

INITIAL: Chapter XII 97

"'There!' she exclaimed, as she held it toward him, 'there
it is; and good enough eating for a royal prince'" 99

"'But,' asked the Prince, 'does nobody know anything? Has
nobody any sense?'" 101

TAILPIECE: "'Why don't you catch me?'" 104

INITIAL: Chapter XIII 105

"Now that at last he was standing still, the Prince
perceived his nose was of a most peculiar and curious
fashion" 107

"'Simply a sort of slow-match; grows in the daytime as much
as it burns away at night'" 110

INITIAL: Chapter XIV 112

At the Funny Man's Table 113

INITIAL: Chapter XV 118

"The monkey, looking up, wiped its eyes upon a small lace
handkerchief, which was already quite damp enough" 121

TAILPIECE: "At this the monkey wept so violently" 125

INITIAL: Chapter XVI 126

"He was a good-natured-looking old man; but his head, body,
arms, and legs, even his features, were twisted" 127

INITIAL: Chapter XVII 130

"The Prince took the spade and began to dig, though not
very hopefully" 134

THE WIZARD MAKING A CAT'S-CRADLE 137

INITIAL: Chapter XVIII 140

"'Don't quibble!' retorted the cat, sharply" 143

INITIAL: Chapter XIX 146

"As the last stroke of twelve ceased, out stepped the Fairy
Copetta" 148

PRINCE VANCE.

I.

It was certainly not strange that Prince Vance was so stupefied with
astonishment that he sat for a full half-hour foolishly staring before
him, without an effort to move a muscle or to stir from his seat.
Indeed, it is probable that any other prince in the same circumstances
woul