Meanwhile his brother had wandered far and wide , and at last he wandered back to the same great city where the other young knight had met with so many adventures . He noticed , with amazement , that as he walked through the streets the guards drew themselves up in line , and saluted him , and the drummers played the royal march ; but he was still more bewildered when several servants in livery ran up to him and told him that the princess was sure something terrible had befallen him , and had made herself ill with weeping . At last it occurred to him that once more he had been taken for his brother . ' I had better say nothing , ' thought he ; ` perhaps I shall be able to help him after all . ' So he suffered himself to be borne in triumph to the palace , where the princess threw herself into his arms . ` And so you did go to the castle ? ' she asked . ` Yes , of course I did , ' answered he . ` And what did you see there ? ' ' I am forbidden to tell you anything about it , until I have returned there once more , ' replied he . ` Must you really go back to that dreadful place ? ' she asked wistfully . ` You are the only man who has ever come back from it . ' ' I must , ' was all he answered . And the princess , who was a wise woman , only said : ` Well , go to bed now , for I am sure you must be very tired . ' But the knight shook his head . ' I have sworn never to lie in a bed as long as my work in the castle remains standing . ' And the princess again sighed , and was silent . Early next day the young man started for the castle , feeling sure that some terrible thing must have happened to his brother . At the blast of his horn the long nose of the old woman appeared at the grating , but the moment she caught sight of his face , she nearly fainted from fright , as she thought it was the ghost of the youth whose bones were lying in the dungeon of the castle .
` Lady of all the ages , ' cried the new comer , ` did you not give hospitality XXXXX a young knight but a short time ago ? ' '
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