The Fairy Paribanou , I am sure , taught you nothing beyond the ordinary magical accomplishments suited to your rank ; but there are a great many things in the Cornelius which I think you should not study till you are older and wiser . '' `` What does your Majesty mean ? '' said poor Jaqueline , feeling very uncomfortable ; for the king had never lectured her before . `` Why , '' said his Majesty , taking the silver cross out of his pocket , `` did you not give this to Rosina ? '' `` Yes , sire , I did give her the drops . She had them made up herself . '' `` Then give it back to her when you see her next . I am glad you are frank , Jaqueline . And you know , of course , that the drops are not ordinary silver ? They are moon silver , and that can only be got in one way , so far as I know , at least -- when one spills the water when he , or she , is drinking the moon . Now , there is only one book which tells how that can be done , and there is only one reason for doing it ; namely , to find out what is some other person 's secret . I shall not ask you whose secret you wanted to find out , but I must request you never to do such a thing again without consulting me . You can have no reason for it , such as a great king might have whose enemies are plotting against his country . '' `` Oh , sire , I will tell you everything ! '' cried Jaqueline . `` No , do n't ; I do n't want to know . I am sure you will make no use of your information which you think I should not approve of . But there is another thing -- that eclipse of the moon ! Oh , Jaqueline , was it honourable , or fair to the astronomers and men of science , to say nothing about it ? Their European reputations are seriously injured . ''
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