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Further, she fancied she would find a dozen pretty women locked up in his palace, some in the cellar, others in the pantry, and more in the garret; but all waiting to have their heads chopped off. FURTHER SHE FANCIED SHE WOULD FIND A DOZEN PRETTY WOMEN LOCKED UP IN HIS PALACE SOME IN THE CELLAR OTHERS IN THE PANTRY AND MORE IN THE GARRET BUT ALL WAITING TO HAVE THEIR HEADS CHOPPED OFF
ek to know which is the most venerable, of all the creatures in the Land of the Red Dragon. "I am ready to salute you, as the most ancient and honorable of all living things in the Cymric realm. You are desired to bear a message to the Great King, in London." Tickled by such delicate flattery, and the honors proffered her, this lady owl, after much blinking and winking, flirting, and fluttering, at last agreed to go to King Henry VIII in London. The business, with which she was charged, was to protest against Norman brutality and to plead for justice. Now this old lady-owl, gray with centuries, though she had such short ears, kept them open by day and during the night, also, for all the gossip that floated in the air. She knew all about everybody and everything. From what she had heard, she expected to find the new King, Henry VIII, a royal fellow in velvet, with a crown on his head, and his body as big and round as a hogshead, sitting in a room full of chopping blocks and battle axes. N WELSHRY AND I SEEK TO KNOW WHICH IS THE MOST VENERABLE OF ALL THE CREATURES IN THE LAND OF THE RED DRAGON I AM READY TO SALUTE YOU AS THE MOST ANCIENT AND HONOURABLE OF ALL LIVING THINGS IN THE CUMRICK REALM YOU ARE DESIRED TO BEAR A MESSAGE TO THE GREAT KING IN LONDON TICKLED BY SUCH DELICATE FLATTERY AND THE HONOURS PROFFERED HER THIS LADY OWL AFTER MUCH BLINKING AND WINKING FLIRTING AND FLUTTERING AT LAST AGREED TO GO TO KING HENRY THE EIGHTH IN LONDON THE BUSINESS WITH WHICH SHE WAS CHARGED WAS TO PROTEST AGAINST NORMAN BRUTALITY AND TO PLEAD FOR JUSTICE NOW THIS OLD LADY OWL GRAY WITH SENTRIES THOUGH SHE HAD SUCH SHORT EARS KEPT THEM OPEN BY DAY AND DURING THE NIGHT ALSO FOR ALL THE GOSSIP THAT FLOATED IN THE AIR SHE KNEW ALL ABOUT EVERYBODY AND EVERYTHING FROM WHAT SHE HAD HEARD SHE EXPECTED TO FIND THE NEW KING HENRY THE EIGHTH A ROYAL FELLOW IN VELVET WITH A CROWN ON HIS HEAD AND HIS BODY AS BIG AND ROUND AS A HOGSHEAD SITTING IN A ROOM FULL OF CHOPPING BLOCKS AND BATTLE AXES
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