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Candleaurum had come to this
country and had left it again; so he
resolved to examine the matter
adroitly, to learn from the
Princess's discourse where he
might be found. And, hearing her
say that he had put himself in
great danger by that accursed
hunting, especially if the cruel
ogre should meet him, he at once
concluded that Candleaurum
must be there; and glossing over
his thought at night he went to
bed. Pretending to keep a vow to
Diana, not to touch his bride in
that night, he put his unsheathed
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