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Then said the King of Toldees: "Let us watch more closely and let us see the Princess Hilnaric in the season of the orchard bloom when the great birds go by that know the Sea, to rest in our inland places; and if she be more beautiful than the sunrise over our folded kingdoms when all the orchards bloom, it may be that she is more beautiful than the Sea." THEN SAID THE KING OF TOLDIES LET US WATCH MORE CLOSELY AND LET US SEE THE PRINCESS HAULNARIK IN THE SEASON OF THE ORCHARD BLOOM WHEN THE GREAT BIRDS GO BY THAT KNOW THE SEA TO REST IN OUR INLAND PLACES AND IF SHE BE MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN THE SUNRISE OVER OUR FOLDED KINGDOMS WHEN ALL THE ORCHARDS BLOOM IT MAY BE THAT SHE IS MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN THE SEA
 her garden, and hath more grace and beauty than those strange birds that the venturous fowlers bring in creaking wagons out of Asagéhon, whose feathers are alternate purple and white. Now, he that shall love thy daughter, Hilnaric, whoever he shall be, is the man to climb Poltarnees and return, as none hath ever before, and tell us upon what Poltarnees looks; for it may be that they daughter is more beautiful than the Sea." Then from his Seat of Council arose the King of Arizim. He said: "I fear that thou hast spoken blasphemy against the Sea, and I have a dread that ill will come of it. Indeed I had not thought she was so fair. It is such a short while ago that she was quite a small child with her hair still unkempt and not yet attired in the manner of princesses, and she would go up into the wild woods unattended and come back with her robes unseemly and all torn, and would not take reproof with a humble spirit, but made grimaces even in my marble court all set about with fountains. E THAT STAND SO TALL IN HER GARDEN AND HATH MORE GRACE AND BEAUTY THAN THOSE STRANGE BIRDS THAT THE VENTUROUS FOWLERS BRING IN CREAKING WAGONS OUT OF A SEGAON WHOSE FEATHERS ARE ALTERNATE PURPLE AND WHITE NOW HE THAT SHALL LOVE THY DAUGHTER HILNAREK WHOEVER HE SHALL BE IS THE MAN TO CLIMB POLTARNEY'S AND RETURN AS NONE HATH EVER BEFORE AND TELL US UPON WHAT PULTARNES LOOKS FOR IT MAY BE THAT THY DAUGHTER IS MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN THE SEA THEN FROM HIS SEAT OF COUNSEL AROSE THE KING OF ARISON HE SAID I FEAR THAT THOU HAST SPOKEN BLASPHEMY AGAINST THE SEA AND I HAVE A DREAD THAT ILL WILL COME OF IT INDEED I HAD NOT THOUGHT SHE WAS SO FAIR IT IS SUCH A SHORT WHILE AGO THAT SHE WAS QUITE A SMALL CHILD WITH HER HAIR STILL UNKEMPT AND NOT YET ATTIRED IN THE MANNER OF PRINCESSES AND SHE WOULD GO UP INTO THE WILD WOODS UNATTENDED AND COME BACK WITH HER ROBES UNSEEMLY AND ALL TORN AND WOULD NOT TAKE REPROOF WITH A HUMBLE SPIRIT BUT MADE GRIMACES EVEN IN MY MARBLE COURT ALL SET ABOUT WITH FOUNTAINS
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