I wonder if fathers and sons will ever understand each other , and get on well together ? There was my poor father , King Grognio , he wanted me to take to adventures , like other princes , fighting Firedrakes , and so forth ; and I did not care for it , till you set me on , '' and he looked very kindly at her Majesty . `` And now , here 's Dick , '' the monarch continued , `` I ca n't hold him back . He is always after a giant , or a dragon , or a magician , as the case may be ; he will certainly be ploughed for his examination at College . Never opens a book . What does he care , off after every adventure he can hear about ? An idle , restless youth ! Ah , my poor country , when I am gone , what may not be your misfortunes under Ricardo ! '' Here his Majesty sighed , and seemed plunged in thought . `` But you are not going yet , my dear , '' said the queen . `` Why you are not forty ! And young people will be young people . You were quite proud when poor Dick came home with his first brace of gigantic fierce birds , killed off his own sword , and with such a pretty princess he had rescued -- dear Jaqueline ? I 'm sure she is like a daughter to me . I can not do without her . '' `` I wish she were a daughter-in-law ; I wish Dick would take a fancy to marry her , '' said the king . `` A nicer girl I never saw . '' `` And so accomplished , '' added Queen Rosalind . `` That girl can turn herself into anything -- a mouse , a fly , a lion , a wheelbarrow , a church ! I never knew such talent for magic .
Of course she had the best of teachers , the Fairy Paribanou herself ; but very few girls , XXXXX our time , devote so many hours to practice as dear Jaqueline .
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