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THE PRINCESS POURQUOI
one who pleads, "what fate is reserved for the man who answers even one of my questions satisfactorily."
"Gracious Lady and Princess," he said humbly, "I have answered nothing, for I did not know. My mind, too, has questioned ceaselessly into the injustice of many things. I only"—
"You only," said the Princess, with a sweep of her hand,—"you only kept on working! Come!"
Refusing to walk at her side, he followed at a little distance, stepping unsurely, as one would walk in a dream. The lackeys looked at him and sneered as he went. His Majesty the King and her Majesty the Queen looked down in impatience from the throne when they saw the Princess
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