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Rh bare earth. I could not have dreamed that thus I would meet my King of common earth and dust at every step of mine to-day.

Look, my Queen, there on the eastern horizon comes the dawn. We have not long to walk: I see the spires of the golden turrets of the King's palace.

My child, it is dawn—at last!

Your benedictions have given me Godspeed, and here I am, at last.

But do you see how ill-mannered our King is? He has sent no chariot,