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Queen Mab was dressed, as befitted the occasion, like a Welsh lady, not wearing a crown, but a high peaked hat, pointed at the top and about half a yard high. QUEEN MAB WAS DRESSED AS BEFITTED THE OCCASION LIKE A WELSH LADY NOT WEARING A CROWN BUT A HIGH PEAKED HAT POINTED AT THE TOP AND ABOUT HALF A YARD HIGH
ressed in pink, some in blue, others in yellow, and many had glow worms in their hands. Their tread was so light that the flower stems never bent, nor was a petal crushed, when they walked over the turf. All, as they came near, bowed or dropped a curtsey. Then the little musician took off his cap to each, and bowed in return. There was too much business before the meeting for dancing to be kept up very long, but when the violin solo was over, at a sign given by the fiddler, the dancers took seats wherever they could find them, on the grass, or gorse, or heather, or on the stones. After order had been secured, the chairman of the meeting read regrets from those who had been invited but could not be present. The first note was from the mermaids, who lived near the Green Isles of the Ocean. They asked to be excused from traveling inland and climbing rocks. In the present delicate state of their health this would be too fatiguing. Poor things! It was unanimously voted that they be excused. OME OF THESE ELVES WERE DRESSED IN PINK SOME IN BLUE OTHERS IN YELLOW AND MANY HAD GLOW WORMS IN THEIR HANDS THEIR TREAD WAS SO LIGHT THAT THE FLOWER STEMS NEVER BENT NOR WAS THE PETAL CRUSHED WHEN THEY WALKED OVER THE TURF ALL AS THEY CAME NEAR BOWED OR DROPPED A CURTSEY THEN THE LITTLE MUSICIAN TOOK OFF HIS CAP TO EACH AND BOWED IN RETURN THERE WAS TOO MUCH BUSINESS BEFORE THE MEETING FOR DANCING TO BE KEPT UP VERY LONG BUT WHEN THE VIOLIN SOLA WAS OVER AT A SIGN GIVEN BY THE FIDDLER THE DANCERS TOOK SEATS WHEREVER THEY COULD FIND THEM ON THE GRASS OR GORSE OR HEATHER OR ON THE STONES AFTER ORDER HAD BEEN SECURED THE CHAIRMAN OF THE MEETING READ REGRETS FROM THOSE WHO HAD BEEN INVITED BUT COULD NOT BE PRESENT THE FIRST NOTE WAS FROM THE MERMAIDS WHO LIVED NEAR THE GREEN ISLES OF THE OCEAN THEY ASKED TO BE EXCUSED FROM TRAVELLING INLAND AND CLIMBING ROCKS IN THE PRESENT DELICATE STATE OF THEIR HEALTH THIS WOULD BE TOO FATIGUING POOR THINGS IT WAS UNANIMOUSLY VOTED THAT THEY BE EXCUSED
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