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In fact, some of them had thought it was to be a wake, and were ready for whatever might turn up, whether solemn or frivolous. IN FACT SOME OF THEM THOUGHT IT WAS TO BE AWAKE AND WERE READY FOR WHATEVER MIGHT TURN UP WHETHER SOLEMN OR FRIVOLOUS
r undertakers, were ruled out. The Night Dogs of the Wicked Hunter Annum, the monster Afang, Cadwallader's Goats, and various, cruel goblins and ogres, living in the ponds, and that pulled cattle down to eat them up, and the immodest mermaids, whose bad behavior was so well known, were crossed off the list of invitations. No ugly brats, such as wicked fairies were in the habit of putting in the cradles of mortal mothers, when they stole away their babies, were allowed to be present, even if they should come with their mothers. This was to be a perfectly respectable company, and no bawling, squealing, crying, or blubbering was to be permitted. When they had all gathered together, at the evening hour, there was seen, in the moonlight, the funniest lot of creatures, that one could imagine, but all were neatly dressed and well behaved. Quite a large number of the famous Fair Family, that moved only in the best society of fairyland, fathers, mothers, cousins, uncles and aunts, were on hand. UISE OF FAIRIES WERE ONLY AGENTS FOR UNDERTAKERS WERE RULED OUT THE NIGHT DOGS OF THE WICKED HUNTER ANAM THE MONSTER A FANG CADWALLOWADER'S GOATS AND VARIOUS CRUEL GOBLINS AND OGRES LIVING IN PONDS AND THAT PULLED CATTLE DOWN TO EAT THEM UP AND THE IMMODEST MERMAIDS WHOSE BAD BEHAVIOUR WAS SO WELL KNOWN WERE CROSSED OFF THE LIST OF IMITATIONS NO UGLY BRATS SUCH AS THE WICKED FAIRIES WERE IN THE HABIT OF PUTTING IN THE CRADLE OF MORTAL MOTHERS WHEN THEY STOLE AWAY THEIR BABIES WERE ALLOWED TO BE PRESENT EVEN IF THEY SHOULD COME WITH THEIR MOTHERS THIS WAS TO BE A PERFECTLY RESPECTABLE COMPANY AND NO BAWLING SQUEALING CRYING OR BLUBBERING WAS TO BE PERMITTED WHEN THEY ALL HAD GATHERED TOGETHER AT THE EVENING HOUR THERE WAS SEEN IN THE MOONLIGHT THE FUNNIEST LOT OF CREATURES THAT ONE COULD IMAGINE BUT ALL WERE NEATLY DRESSED AND WELL BEHAVED QUITE A LARGE NUMBER OF THE FAMOUS FAIR FAMILY THAT MOVED ONLY IN THE BEST SOCIETY OF FAIRYLAND FATHERS MOTHERS COUSINS UNCLES AND AUNTS WERE ON HAND
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