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chamber where they had been thrown. By
means of these he delivered his country from
a dreadful Red-Hot Beast, called the Fire-
drake, and, in addition to many other
triumphs, he married the good and beautiful
Lady Rosalind. His love for her taught him
not to be conceited, though he did not cease
to be extremely clever and fond of reading.

When this new story begins the Prince has
succeeded to the crown, on the death of King —
Grognio, and is unhappy about his own son,
Prince Ricardo, who is not clever, and who
hates books! The story tells of Ricardo’s
adventures: how he tried to bring back Prince
Charlie to England, how he failed; how he
dealt with the odious old Yellow Dwarf; how
he was aided by the fair magician, the Princess
Jaqueline ; how they both fell into a dreadful
trouble; how King Prigio saved them; and
how Jaqueline’s dear and royal papa was
discovered; with the end of all thesejadven-
tures. The moral of the story will easily be
discovered by the youngest reader, or, if not,
it does not much matter.