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The same two elves or dwarfs, who had brought him into fairyland, were chosen to conduct him back. THE SAME TWO ELVES OR DWARFS WHO HAD BROUGHT HIM INTO FAIRYLAND WERE CHOSEN TO CONDUCT HIM BACK
 grayhounds. No meat was ever seen on the table, but always plenty of milk. They never told a lie, nor used bad language, or swear-words. They often talked about mortal men, but usually to despise them; because what they liked to do, seemed so absurd and they always wanted foolish and useless things. To the elves, human beings were never satisfied, or long happy, even when they got what they wanted. Everything in this part of fairyland was lovely, but it was always cloudy. No sun, star or moon was ever seen, yet the little men did not seem to mind it and enjoyed themselves every day. There was no end of play, and that suited Elidyr. Yet by and by, he got tired even of games and play, and grew very homesick. He wanted to see his mother. So he asked the King to let him visit his old home. He promised solemnly to come back, after a few hours. His Majesty gave his permission, but charged him not to take with him anything whatever from fairyland, and to go with only the clothes on his back. NO LARGER THAN SMALL DOGS OR GREYHOUNDS NO MEAT WAS EVER SEEN ON THE TABLE BUT ALWAYS PLENTY OF MILK THEY NEVER TOLD A LIE NOR HUGE BAD LANGUAGE OR SWEAR WORDS THEY OFTEN TALKED ABOUT MORTAL MEN BUT USUALLY TO DESPISE THEM BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THEY LIKE TO DO SEEMED SO ABSURD THAT THEY ALWAYS WANTED FOOLISH AND USELESS THINGS TO THE ELVES HUMAN BEINGS WERE NEVER SATISFIED OR LONG HAPPY EVEN WHEN THEY GOT WHAT THEY WANTED EVERYTHING IN THIS PART OF FAIRYLAND WAS LOVELY BUT IT WAS ALWAYS CLOUDY NO SUN STAR OR MOON WAS EVER SEEN YET THE LITTLE MEN DID NOT SEEM TO MIND AND ENJOYED THEMSELVES EVERY DAY THERE WAS NO END OF PLAY AND THAT SUITED ELDER YET BY AND BY HE GOT TIRED EVEN OF GAMES AND PLAY AND GREW VERY HOMESICK HE WANTED TO SEE HIS MOTHER SO HE ASKED THE KING TO LET HIM TO VISIT HIS OLD HOME HE PROMISED SOLEMNLY TO COME BACK AFTER A FEW HOURS HIS MAJESTY GAVE PERMISSION BUT CHARGED THEM NOT TO TAKE WITH HIM ANYTHING WHATEVER FROM FAIRYLAND AND TO GO ONLY WITH THE CLOTHES ON HIS BACK
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