He 's out on shore ! He is extremely poorly , blood rushing from his open jaws . He 's dying ! And , hooray ! here 's Dick coming out of his enormous mouth , all in armour set with sharp spikes , and a sword in his hand . He 's covered with blood , but he 's well and hearty . He must have been swallowed by the brute , and cut him up inside . Now he 's cutting the beast 's head off . Now he 's gone to the princess ; a very neat bow he has made her . Dick 's manners are positively improving ! Now he 's cutting her iron chains off with the Sword of Sharpness . And now he 's made her another bow , and he 's actually taking leave of her . Poor thing ! How disappointed she is looking . And she 's so pretty , too . I say , Rosalind , shall I shout to him through the magic horn , and tell him to bring her home here , on the magic carpet ? '' `` I think not , dear ; the palace is quite full , '' said the queen . But the real reason was that she wanted Ricardo to marry her favourite Princess Jaqueline , and she did not wish the new princess to come in the way . `` As you like , '' said the king , who knew what was in her mind very well . `` Besides , I see her own people coming for her .
I 'm sorry for her , but it ca n't be helped , and Dick is half-way home XXXXX now on the Shoes of Swiftness .
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