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 people could follow him, because the trees closed again, as soon as he passed through.

However, he did not cease from valiantly continuing his way.

He came into a spacious outward court, where every thing he saw might have frozen up the most hardy person with horror. There all over a most frightful silence; the  of death every where shewed itself  there was nothing to be seen but stretched out bodies of men and animals, all seeming  be dead. He, however, very well knew by the ruby faces and pimpled noses of the Beef-eaters, that they were only asleep, and goblets, wherein still remained some  drops of wine, plainly shewed, that they  fell asleep in their cups.

He then, crossing a court paved with marble, went up stairs, and came into the guard-, where the guards were standing in ranks, with muskets upon their shoulders, and snoring as loud as they could. After that he went through several rooms full gentlemen and ladies, all asleep, some, and others sitting. At last, he into a chamber all gilt with gold, here  saw upon a bed, the curtains of which were all open, the finest sight that ever he, a Princess, who appeared to be about  or 16 years of age, and whose bright, and  a manner resplendent beauty, had somewhat