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ofthecathedralintheirbrightscarletcloaksandtheircleanwhitepinafores.
(6)
(7)“Ah!
Butwehave,inourdreams,”answeredthechildren;
andthe
MathematicalMasterfrownedandlookedverysever,forhedidnotapproveof
childrendreaming.
(8)OnenightthereflewoverthecityalittleSwallow.HisfriendshadgoneawaytoEgyptsixweeksbefore,buthehadstayedbehind,forhewasinlovewiththemostbeautifulReed.Hehadmetherearlyinthespringashewasflyingdowntheriverafterabigtallowmoth,andhadbeensoattractedbyherslender
waistthathehadstoppedtotalktoher.
(9)“ShallIloveyou?
”saidtheSwallow,wholikedtocometothepointat
once,andtheReedmadehimalowbow.Soheflewroundanroundher,touchingthewaterwithhiswings,andmakingsilverripples.Thiswashis
courtship,anditlastedallthroughthesummer.
(10)“Itisaridiculousattachment,”twitteredtheotherSwallows;
“shehasno
money,andfartoomanyrelations”;
andindeedtheriverwasquitefullofReeds.
Then,whentheautumncametheyallflewaway.
(11)Aftertheyhadgonehefeltlonely,andbegantotireofhislady-love.
“Shehasnoconversation,”hesaid,“andIamafraidthatsheisacoquette,forsheisalwaysflirtingwiththewind.”Andcertainly,wheneverthewindblew,theReed
madethemostgracefulcurtseys,“Iadmitthatsheisdomestic,”hecontinued,
“butIlovetravelling,andmywife,consequently,shouldlovetravellingalso.”
(12)“Willyoucomeawaywithme?
”hesaidfinallytoher;
buttheReed
shookherhead,shewassoattachedtoherhome.
(13)
(14)Alldaylongheflew,andatnight-timehearrivedatthecity,“WhereshallI
putup?
”hesaid:
“Ihopethetownhasmadepreparations.”
(15)Thenhesawthestatueonthetallcolumn.
(16)“Iwillputupthere,”hecried;
“itisafineposition,withplentyoffresh
air.”SohealightedjustbetweenthefeetoftheHappyPrince.
(17)“Ihaveagoldenbedroom,”hesaidsoftlytohimselfashelookedround,
andhepreparedtogotosleep;
butjustashewasputtinghisheadunderhis
wingalargedropofwaterfellonhim.
(18)Thenanotherdropfell.
(19)“Whatistheuseofastatueifitcannotkeeptherainoff?
”hesaid,“Imust
lookforagoodchimney-pot,”andhedeterminedtoflyaway.
(20)Butbeforehehadopenedhiswings,athirddropfell,andhelookedup,
andsaw—Ah!
Whatdidhesee?
(21)TheeyesoftheHappyPrincewerefilledwithtears,andtearswererunningdownhisgoldencheeks.Hisfacewassobeautifulinthemoonlightthat
thelittleSwallowwasfilledwithpity.
(22)(23)(24)“(25)
(26)“What!
Ishenotsolidgold?
”saidtheSwallowtohimself.Hewastoo
politetomakeanypersonalremarksoutloud.
(27)(28)(29)(30)
(31)ButtheHappyPrincelookedsosadthatthelittleSwallowwassorry.
“Itisverycoldhere,”hesaid;
“butIwillstaywithyouforonenight,andbeyour
messenger.”
(32)(33)SotheSwallowpickedoutthegreatrubyfromthePrince’ssword,and
flewawaywithitinhisbeakovertheroofsofthetown.
(34)Hepassedbythecathedraltower,wherethewihtemarbleangelsweresculptured.Hepassedbythepalaceandheardthesoundofdancing.Abeautifulgirlcameoutonthebalconywithherlover.“Howwonderfulthestarsare,”he
saidtoher,“andhowwonderfulisthepoweroflove!
”
(35)
(36)Hepassedovertheriver,andsawthelanternshangingtothemastsoftheships.HepassedovertheGhetto,andsawtheoldJewsbargainingwitheachother,andweighingoutmoneyincopperscales.Atlasthecametothepoor
houseandlookedin.theboywastossingfeverishlyonhisbed,andthemotherhadfallenasleep,shewassotired.Inhehopped,andlaidthegreatrubyontherablevesidethewoman’sthimble.Thenheflewgentlyroundthebed,fanningtheboy’sforeheadwithhiswings.“HowcoolIfeel,”saidtheboy,“Imustbe
gettingbetter;
”andhesankintoadeliciousslumber.
(37)ThentheSwallowflewbacktotheHappyPrince,andtoldhimwhathehaddone.“Itiscurious,”heremarked,“butIfeelquitewarmnow,althoughitis
socold.”
(38)“Thatisbecauseyouhavedoneagoodaction,”saidthePrince.Andthe
littleSwallowbegantothink,andthenhefellasleep.Thinkingalwaysmadehim
sleepy.
(39)Whendaybrokeheflewdowntotheriverandhadabath.“Whata
remarkablephenomenon,”saidtheProfessorofOrnithologyashewaspassing
overthebridge.“Aswallowinwinter!
”Andhewrotealongletteraboutittothe
localnewspaper.Everyonequotedit,itwasfullofsomanywordsthatthey
couldnotunderstand.
(40)“To-nightIgotoEgypt,“saidtheSwallow,andhewasinhighspiritsatthe
prospect.Hevisitedallthepublicmonuments,andsatalongtimeontopofthechurchsteeple.WhereverhewenttheSparrowschirrupedandsaidtoeachother,
“Whatadistinguishedstranger!
”soheenjoyedhimselfverymuch.
(41)WhenthemoonroseheflewbacktotheHappyPrince.“Haveyouany
commissionsforEgypt?
”hecried;
“Iamjuststarting.”
(42)(43)(44)
(45)“Iwillwaitwithyouonenightlonger,”saidtheSwallow,whoreallyhada
goodheart.“ShallItakehimanotherruby?
(46)(47)“DearPrince,”saidtheSwallow,“Icannotdothat”;
andhebeganto
weep.
(48)(49)SotheSwallowpluckedoutthePrince’seyes,andflewawaytothestudent’sgarret.Itwaseasyenoughtogetin,astherewasaholeintheroof.Throughthishedarted,andcameintotheroom.Theyoungmanhadhisheadburiedinhishands,sohedidnotheartheflutterofthebird’swings,andwhenhelookeduphefoundthebeautifulsapphirelyingonthewitheredviolets.(50)(51)ThenextdaytheSwallowflewdowntotheharbour.Hesatonthemastofalargevesselandwatchedthesailorshaulingbigchestsoutoftheholdwithropes.“Heavea-boy!
”theyshoutedaseachchestcameup.“IamgoingtoEgypt!
criedtheSwallow,butnobodyminded,andwhenthemoonroseheflewbackto
theHappyPrince.
(52)(53)(54)(55)(56)(57)(58)SohepluckedoutthePrince’sothereye,and
darteddownwithit.Heswoopedpastthematch-girl,andslippedthejewelintothepalmofherhand.“Whatalovelybitofglass,”criedthelittlegirl;
andsheran
home,laughing.
(59)ThentheSwallowcamebacktothePrince.“Youareblindnow,”hesaid,“so
Iwillstaywithyoualways.”
(60)“No,littleSwallow,”saidthepoorPrince,“youmustgoawaytoEgypt.”
(61)“Iwillstaywithyoualways,”saidtheSwallow,andhesleptatthePrince’s
feet.
(62)AllthenextdayhesatonthePrince’sshoulder,andtoldhimstoriesofwhathehadseeninstrangelands.Hetoldhimoftheredibises,whostandinlongrowsonthebanksoftheNile,andcatchgold-fishintheirbeaks;
oftheSphinx,whoisasoldastheworlditself,andlivesinthedesert,andknowseverything;
ofthemerchants,whowalkslowlybythesideoftheircamels,andcarryamberbeadsintheirhands;
oftheKingoftheMountainsoftheMoon,whoisasblackasebony,andworshipsalargecrystal;
ofthegreatgreensnakethatsleepsinapalm-tree,andhastwentyprieststofeeditwithhoney-cakes;
andofthepygmieswhosailoverabiglakeonlargeflatleaves,andarealwaysatwarwiththe
butterflies.
(63)(64)SotheSwallowflewoverthegreatcity,andsawtherichmakingmerryintheirbeautifulhouses,whilethebeggarsweresittingatthegates.Heflewintodarklanes,andsawthewhitefacesofstarvingchildrenlookingoutlistlesslyattheblackstreets.Underthearchwayofabridgetwolittleboyswerelyinginoneanother’sarmstotryandkeepthemselveswarm.“Howhungryweare!
”they
said.“Youmustnotliehere,”shoutedtheWatchman,andtheywanderedoutinto
therain.
(65)ThenheflewbackandtoldthePrincewhathehadseen.
(66)(67)LeafafterleafofthefinegoldtheSwallowpickedoff,tilltheHappyPrincelookedquitedullandgrey.Leafafterleafofthefinegoldhebroughttothepoor,andthechildren’sfacesgrewrosier,andtheylaughedandplayed
gamesinthestreet.“Wehavebreadnow!
”theycried.
(68)Thenthesnowcameandafterthesnowcamethefrost.Thestreetslookedasiftheyweremadeofsilver,theyweresobrightandglistening;
longicicleslikecrystaldaggershungdownfromtheeavesofthehouses,everybodywentabout
infurs,andthelittleboysworescarletcapsandskatedontheice.(69)ThepoorlittleSwallowgrewcolderandcolder,buthewouldnotleavethe
Prince,helovedhimtoowell.Hepickedupcrumbsoutsidethebaker’sdoorwhenthebakerwasnotlookingandtriedtokeephimselfwarmbyflappinghis
wings.
(70)Butatlastheknewthathewasgoingtodie.Hehadjuststrengthtoflyupto
Good-bye,dearPrince!
”hemurmured,“willthePrince’sshoulderoncemore.“
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