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was a great deal handsomer and
more beautiful than his sister.
The queen spoke several times
to her son, to inform herself
after what manner he did pass
his time, and that in this he
ought in duty to satisfy her. But
he never dared to trust her with
his secret; he feared her, though
he loved her, for she was of the
race of the ogres, and the king
would never have married her
had it not been for her vast
riches; it was even whispered
about the court that she had
ogreish inclinations, and that,
whenever she saw little children
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