Indeed , they did not see him again , for he was on the balcony with Lady Rosalind . They found a great deal to say to each other , and at last the prince asked her to be his wife ; and she said that if the king and her father gave their permission -- why , then she would ! After this she went to bed ; and the prince , who had not slept at all the night before , felt very sleepy also . But he knew that first he had something that must be done . So he went into the drawing-room , took his carpet , and wished to be -- now where do you suppose ? Beside the dead body of the Firedrake ! There he was in a moment ; and dreadful the body looked , lying stark and cold in the white moonshine . Then the prince cut off its four hoofs , put them in his wallet , and with these he flew back in a second , and met the ambassador just as he came from ushering the king to bed . Then the prince was shown his own room , where he locked up the hoofs , the carpet , the cap of darkness , and his other things in an iron box ; and so he went to bed and dreamed of his Lady Rosalind . -LSB- Illustration : Chapter Fifteen -RSB- CHAPTER XV . -- The King 's Cheque WHEN they all awakened next morning , their first ideas were confused . It is often confusing to wake in a strange bed , much more so when you have flown through the air , like the king , the queen , and Benson the butler . For her part , the queen was the most perplexed of all ; for she did undeniably wake , and yet she was not at home , where she had expected to be . However , she was a determined woman , and stood to it that nothing unusual was occurring . The butler made up his mind to claim the crown princeship and the hand of the Lady Molinda ; because , as he justly remarked to William , here was such a chance to better himself as might not soon come in his way again . As for the king , he was only anxious to get back to Falkenstein , and have the whole business settled in a constitutional manner . The ambassador was not sorry to get rid of the royal party ; and it was proposed that they should all sit down on the flying carpet , and wish themselves at home again . But the queen would not hear of it : she said it was childish and impossible ; so the carriage was got ready for her , and she started without saying a word of good-bye to anyone . The king , Benson , and the prince were not so particular , and they simply flew back to Falkenstein in the usual way , arriving there at 11.35 -- a week before her majesty . The king at once held a Court ; the horns and tail of the monster were exhibited amidst general interest , and Benson and the prince were invited to state their claims .
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Benson Cheque King Rosalind XV before first moonshine princeship second