Prince Lazybones and Other Stories

h gauze protectors for their faces and metal ones for their knees, and queer little rubber gloves for their hands, were the very queerest of all the elves Leo had yet seen. They

beautiful one can lose all beau

re!" said Leo, ga

er than one hundred and thirty, while ours can ascend to three and four hundred; that is, for the common air of

ut of this!"

ng"-and Knops pointed to one of many silver tubes which p

k a long draught of fresh cool air.

can come to these little tubes, as y

s this air

carbon which we also manufacture," and he laid in Leo's hand wha

elf came staggering up to the niche. After breathing

it-lost it, M

what

ever made, and I hav

d that

d he produced in his spidery

tter luck next time,

ead among the others. I meant that diamond for our King's tiara or the Queen's necklace-bah! Ple

ssed just now;

crucible and put out my furnace

, and I will see wh

quartz beds; they are all reserved for our own particular uses. It takes so long a time to make the

on the wall. It was composed of silver wires, on which were strung numbers of small b

lls, generally a seed-pearl of insignificant size, leaving it to be worked upon by the living fish; when enough time for the incrustation has elapsed we find our pear

y what he had seen and by what he had heard

sleeping apartment. I think I shall allow Paz to see you, for, as he is so unhappy, it will divert him to serve you while yo

ady begun on a turnip, when Knops, giving Paz a peculiar sign, the sp

Leo, too tired to regain it,

h wretched stuff as that; wa

for Prince Leo's hunger. My breakfast is a wren's egg; for dinner, a sardine with a slice of mushroom i

ong, I

can stretch out awhile. Meanwhile I can attend to some professional duties, after I

m charcoal can perhaps produce be

n, kind sir," said Paz, in a sad tone. "I wi

ense

oast q

icio

le t

ing b

hen, for

pon rows of little beds, each with a scarlet blanket, and each having i

ife was hanging by a thread, and that his brain was on fire. They loudly urged their claims, declaring they would instantly leave the premises unless they were paid. As they could not get a satisfactory reply from their master, who hid his eyes at th

nd when the storm subsided and the house was quiet, Morpheus, being

y son?" ask

eaf, and only mutte

also deserted his fa

g enough he was revived by some hot porridge being poured down his throat, and his hair and hands sprinkled with vinegar. Rousing himself as if with great effort, but really with great ease, he stood up, and finding the kitchen warmer than

a day, though he could not help wondering what had become of Leo. As he went on thinking where

fled his f

treads th

voice invok

y tears,

nds sigh, th

pale ligh

re shiverin

le at m

Knight of S

force

nd parent's

s grim ha

uctant to

weep and mi

it scanned after a fashion. On the whole it suited him, and was rather bette

d her snoring had been even and regular enough to act as a meas

etite, ate some bread and cheese a