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 THE FELLOW-TRAVELLER

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who he felt certain would help him through the two next times. On the following day, he was to make a second attempt at guessing.

"so MUCH THE BETTER," SAID THE OLD KING, " THAT'S JUST WHAT I WISH,

The evening passed much the same as the fpregoing one. When Johannes had gone to sleep, his fellow-traveller flew after the princess to the mountain, and thrashed her more violently than