They could not make out why he cried so , nor why Lady Molinda and Lady Kathleena cried ; but soon they were all laughing and happy again . But then -- would you believe he could be so mean ? -- he refused to keep his royal promise , and restore Prigio to his crown-princeship ! Kings are like that . But Prigio , very quietly asking for the head of the Firedrake , said he 'd pour the magic water on that , and bring the Firedrake back to life again , unless his majesty behaved rightly . This threat properly frightened King Grognio , and he apologised . Then the king shook hands with Prigio in public , and thanked him , and said he was proud of him . As to Lady Rosalind , the old gentleman quite fell in love with her , and he sent at once to the Chaplain Royal to get into his surplice , and marry all the young people off at once , without waiting for wedding-cakes , and milliners , and all the rest of it . -LSB- Illustration : Page 100 -RSB- Now , just as they were forming a procession to march into church , who should appear but the queen ! Her majesty had been travelling by post all the time , and , luckily , had heard of none of the doings since Prigio , Benson , and the king left Gluckstein . I say luckily because if she had heard of them , she would not have believed a word of them . But when she saw Alphonso and Enrico , she was much pleased , and said : `` Naughty boys ! Where have you been hiding ? The king had some absurd story about your having been killed by a fabulous monster . Bah ! do n't tell me . I always said you would come back after a little trip -- did n't I , Prigio ? '' `` Certainly , madam , '' said Prigio ; `` and I said so , too . Did n't I say so ? '' And all the courtiers cried : `` Yes , you did ; '' but some added , to themselves , `` He always says , ` Did n't I say so ? ' ''
Then the queen was introduced to Lady XXXXX , and she said it was `` rather a short engagement , but she supposed young people understood their own affairs best . ''
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