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THE SWINEHERD
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a rattle; when any person swung this rattle, he could play all the waltzes, hops, and polkas that have been known since the creation of the world

'But that is superbe!' cried the Princess, as she went past. 'I have never heard a finer composition. Hark-ye: go down and ask what the instrument costs; but I give no more kisses.'

'He demands a hundred kisses from the Princess,' said