As for the shopkeepers , they had a kind of idea that they had dreamed something odd ; but , as it went no further , of course they did not talk about it , and nobody was any the wiser . `` Owl that I am ! '' said King Prigio to himself . `` I might have better wished for a complete set of sham fairy things which would not work . It would have saved a great deal of trouble ; but I am so much out of the habit of using the cap , that I never thought of it . However , what I have got will do very well . '' Then , putting on the Cap of Darkness , that nobody might see him , he carried all the real fairy articles away , except the Seven-league Boots , to his own room , where he locked them up , leaving in their place the sham Wishing Cap , the sham Cap of Darkness , the sham Sword of Sharpness , and the carpet which was not a magic carpet at all . His idea was , of course , that Ricardo would start on an expedition confiding in his fairy things , and he would find that they did not act . Then he would be left to his own cleverness and courage to get him out of the scrape . That would teach him , thought the king , to depend on himself , and to set a proper value on cleverness and learning , and minding his book . Of course he might have locked the things up , and forbidden Ricardo to touch them , but that might have seemed harsh . And , as you may easily imagine , with all the powers at his command , the king fancied he could easily rescue Ricardo from any very serious danger at the hands of giants or magicians or monsters . He only wanted to give him a fright or two , and make him respect the judgment of older and wiser people than himself . CHAPTER IV . Two Lectures . -LCB- The Prince with the telescope : p64.jpg -RCB- For several days Prince Ricardo minded his books , and , according to his tutors , made considerable progress in polite learning . Perhaps he ought not to be praised too highly for this , because , in fact , he saw no means of distinguishing himself by adventures just at that time . Every morning he would climb the turret and sweep the horizon , and even much beyond the horizon , with the ivory spy-glass . But look as he would , he saw no monsters preying on human-kind anywhere , nor princesses in distress . To be sure he saw plenty of poor people in distress , and , being a good-hearted , though careless , lad , Dick would occasionally fly off with the Purse of Fortunatus in his pocket , and give them as much money as they needed -- it cost him nothing .
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