CHAPTER II
FEEBLE JOHN

E accordingly stepped up to the
door of the caravan and knocked
three times, which was the cus-
tom in that country whenever

any one went to visit a person of rank or im-

portance, and the Prince therefore deemed

it well to follow the rule upon the present
occasion. A low voice bade him enter—a

voice so low that it sounded almost like a

whisper, but a whisper so close in his ear

that Prince Filderkin started back for an
instant when he heard it, but quickly recover-
ing himself, entered the caravan. The sight
that met his eyes was in no respect wonder-
ful. The inside of the caravan was rather
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