Thecouncillor，encouragedbythismarkoffavour，wenton。
’Itseemstome，YourRoyalHighness，itwouldgreatlyendearyoutoyourfuturepeople，provingtothemthatyouarenotthelessoneofthemselvesthatyouhadthemisfortunetobebornofasun—mother，ifyouweretocommanduponyourselfthecomparativelyslightoperationwhich，inamoreextendedform，yousowiselymeditatewithregardtoyourfutureprincess。’
’Ha！ha！ha！’laughedthequeenlouderthanbefore，andthekingandtheministerjoinedinthelaugh。Harelipgrowled，andforafewmomentstheotherscontinuedtoexpresstheirenjoymentofhisdiscomfiture。
ThequeenwastheonlyoneCurdiecouldseewithanydistinctness。
Shesatsidewaystohim，andthelightofthefireshonefulluponherface。Hecouldnotconsiderherhandsome。Hernosewascertainlybroaderattheendthanitsextremelength，andhereyes，insteadofbeinghorizontal，weresetupliketwoperpendiculareggs，oneonthebroad，theotheronthesmallend。Hermouthwasnobiggerthanasmallbuttonholeuntilshelaughed，whenitstretchedfromeartoear—only，tobesure，herearswereverynearlyinthemiddleofhercheeks。