But the girl frowned . `` I am afraid it will not go with my dress , '' she answered ; `` and , besides , the Chamberlain 's nephew has sent me some real jewels , and everybody knows that jewels cost far more than flowers . '' `` Well , upon my word , you are very ungrateful , '' said the Student angrily ; and he threw the rose into the street , where it fell into the gutter , and a cart-wheel went over it . `` Ungrateful ! '' said the girl . `` I tell you what , you are very rude ; and , after all , who are you ? Only a Student . Why , I do n't believe you have even got silver buckles to your shoes as the Chamberlain 's nephew has '' ; and she got up from her chair and went into the house . `` What I a silly thing Love is , '' said the Student as he walked away . `` It is not half as useful as Logic , for it does not prove anything , and it is always telling one of things that are not going to happen , and making one believe things that are not true . In fact , it is quite unpractical , and , as in this age to be practical is everything , I shall go back to Philosophy and study Metaphysics . '' So he returned to his room and pulled out a great dusty book , and began to read . THE SELFISH GIANT Every afternoon , as they were coming from school , the children used to go and play in the Giant 's garden . It was a large lovely garden , with soft green grass . Here and there over the grass stood beautiful flowers like stars , and there were twelve peach-trees that in the spring-time broke out into delicate blossoms of pink and pearl , and in the autumn bore rich fruit . The birds sat on the trees and sang so sweetly that the children used to stop their games in order to listen to them . `` How happy we are here ! '' they cried to each other . One day the Giant came back . He had been to visit his friend the Cornish ogre , and had stayed with him for seven years .
After the seven XXXXX were over he had said all that he had to say , for his conversation was limited , and he determined to return to his own castle .
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