In the garden Lady Molinda met him walking alone , and did not bow to him . `` Dear Molly , '' said the prince , who liked her , `` how have I been so unfortunate as to offend you ? '' `` My name , sir , is Lady Molinda , '' she said , very proudly ; `` and you have sent your own brother to his grave ! '' -LSB- Illustration : Page 24 -RSB- `` Oh , excuse me , '' said the prince , `` I am certain he has merely gone off on his travels . He 'll come back when he 's tired : there are no Firedrakes ; a French writer says they are ` purement fabuleux , purely fabulous , you know . '' `` Prince Alphonso has gone on his travels , and will come back when he is tired ! And was he then -- tired -- of me ? '' cried poor Molinda , bursting into tears , and forgetting her dignity . `` Oh ! I beg your pardon , I never noticed ; I 'm sure I am very sorry , '' cried the prince , who , never having been in love himself , never thought of other people . And he tried to take Molinda 's hand , but she snatched it from him and ran away through the garden to the palace , leaving Prince Prigio to feel foolish , for once , and ashamed . As for Lady Kathleena , she swept past him like a queen , without a word . So the prince , for all his cleverness , was not happy . After several days had gone by , the king returned from the solitary place where he had been speaking his mind . He now felt calmer and better ; and so at last he came back to the palace . But on seeing Prince Prigio , who was lolling in a hammock , translating Egyptian hieroglyphs into French poetry for his mother , the king broke out afresh , and made use of the most cruel and impolite expressions . At last , he gave orders that all the Court should pack up and move to a distant city ; and that Prince Prigio should be left alone in the palace by himself . For he was quite unendurable , the king said , and he could not trust his own temper when he thought of him . And he grew so fierce , that even the queen was afraid of him now . The poor queen cried a good deal ; Prigio being her favourite son , on account of his acknowledged ability and talent .
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