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after a few months, when the Queen
was gone into the country, and the
father and his two babies was standing in
the middle of the hall, gazing with
tearful eyes on the statue - the memorial
of his folly, which had taken from him
the flower of men - behold an old old
man entered, whose long hair fell upon
his shoulders and whose beard covered
his breast. And making a reverence to
the King, the old man said to him,
"What would your Majesty give to have
this noble brother return to his former
state?"And theKinganswered,"Iwould
give my kingdom." "Nay," replied the
oldman,"thisisnotathing_______
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