So he marshalled them in order , and sent them off to ride to Falkenstein and cry : `` Prince Prigio is coming ! '' Off they went , the horses ' hoofs clattering , banners flying , sunshine glittering on the spear-points . Off they rode to Falkenstein ; and when the king saw them come galloping in , I can tell you he had no more notion of hanging Prigio . -LCB- Riding off to Falkenstein : p136.jpg -RCB- CHAPTER XVIII . The Very Last . The princes returned to Gluckstein on the carpet , and went to the best inn , where they dined together and slept . Next morning they , and the ambassador , who had been told all the story , and Lady Rosalind , floated comfortably on the carpet back to Falkenstein , where the king wept like anything on the shoulders of Alphonso and Enrico . 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 . 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 : -LCB- The Queen and her sons : p140.jpg -RCB- `` Naughty boys ! Where have you been hiding ?
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