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     ;Are you very dull here�拭─�asked the little old woman。 

     ;Not particularly�察�thank you�察�godmother。 I have plenty to eat and drink�察�

and my lessons to do�察�and my books to readlots of books。; 

     ;And you want nothing�拭─�

     ;Nothing。 Yesperhaps If you please�察�godmother�察�could you bring 

me just one more thing�拭─�

     ;What sort of thing� ─�

     ;A little boy to play with。; 

     The old woman looked very sad。 ;Just the thing�察�alas I which I cannot 

give you。 My child�察�I cannot alter your lot in any way�察�but I can help you 

to bear it。; 

     ;Thank   you。   But   why   do   you   talk   of   bearing   it�拭  �I   have   nothing   to 

bear。; 

     ;My poor little man� ─�said the old woman in the very tenderest tone of 

her tender voice。 ;Kiss me� ─�

     ;What is kissing�拭─�asked the wondering child。 

     His godmother took him in her arms and embraced him many times。 

By  and   by  he   kissed   her   back   againat   first   awkwardly  and   shyly�察  �then 

with all the strength of his warm little heart。 

     ;You are better to cuddle than even my white kitten�察�I think。 Promise 

me that you will never go away�察─�

     ;I must�察�but I will leave a present behind me��something as good as 

myself to amuse you�察�something that will take you wherever you want to 

go�察�and show you all that you wish to see。; 

     ;What is it�拭─�

     ;A traveling´cloak。; 

     The Prince's countenance fell。 ;I don't want a cloak�察�for I never go out。 

Sometimes   nurse   hoists   me   on   to   the   roof�察  �and   carries   me   round   by  the 

parapet�察�but that is all。 I can't walk�察�you know�察�as she does。; 

     ;The   more   reason   why   you   should   ride�察  �and   besides�察  �this   traveling´ 

cloak; 

     ;Hush��she's coming。; 

     There sounded outside the room door a heavy step and a grumpy voice�察�



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and a rattle of plates and dishes。 

     ;It's my nurse�察�and she is bringing my dinner�察�but I don't want dinner 

at allI only want you。 Will her coming drive you away�察�godmother�拭─�

     ;Perhaps�察�but only for a little while。 Never mind�察�all the bolts and bars 

in   the   world   couldn't   keep   me   out。   I'd   fly   in   at   the   window�察  �or   down 

through the chimney。 Only wish for me�察�and I come。; 

     ;Thank you�察─�said Prince Dolor�察�but almost in a whisper�察�for he was 

very   uneasy   at   what   might   happen   next。   His   nurse   and   his   godmother 

what     would    they   say   to  one   another�拭    �how    would    they   look   at  one 

another��two such different faces�此�one harsh´lined�察�sullen�察�cross�察�and sad�察�

the other sweet and bright and calm as a summer evening before the dark 

begins。 

     When the door was flung open�察�Prince Dolor shut his eyes�察�trembling 

all over�察�opening them again�察�he saw he need fear nothinghis lovely old 

godmother had melted away just like the rainbow out of the sky�察�as he had 

watched it many a time。 Nobody but his nurse was in the room。 

     ;What a muddle your Royal Highness is sitting in�察─�said she sharply。 

;Such a heap of untidy books�察�and what's this rubbish�拭─�knocking a little 

bundle that lay beside them。 ;Oh�察�nothing�察�nothinggive it me� ─�cried the 

Prince�察�and�察�darting after it�察�he hid it under his pinafore�察�and then pushed it 

quickly into his pocket。 Rubbish as it was�察�it was left in the place where 

she    sat�察  �and   might    be   something      belonging     to   herhis   dear�察  �kind 

godmother�察�whom already he loved with all his lonely�察�tender�察�passionate 

heart。 

     It was�察�though he did not know this�察�his wonderful traveling´cloak。 



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                                CHAPTER IV 



     And what of the traveling´cloak�拭�What sort of cloak was it�察�and what 

A good did it do the Prince�拭�

     Stay�察  �and   I'll   tell   you   all   about   it。   Outside   it   was   the   commonest´ 

looking      bundle    imaginableshabby         and    small�察  �and    the  instant    Prince 

Dolor touched it�察�it grew smaller still�察�dwindling down till he could put it 

in his trousers pocket�察�like a handkerchief rolled up into a ball。 He did this 

at once�察�for fear his nurse should see it�察�and kept it there all dayall night�察�

too。    Till  after   his   next   morning's      lessons    he   had   no   opportunity      of 

examining his treasure。 

     When he did�察�it seemed no treasure at all�察�but a mere piece of cloth 

circular in form�察�dark green in colorthat is�察�if it had any color at all�察�being 

so   worn   and   shabby�察  �though   not   dirty。   It   had   a   split   cut   to   the   center�察�

forming a round hole for the neckand that was all its shape�察�the shape�察�in 

fact�察  �of   those   cloaks   which   in   South   America   are   called   ponchosvery 

simple�察�but most graceful and convenient。 

     Prince     Dolor     had    never    seen    anything     like   it。  In   spite   of   his 

disappointment�察�he examined it curiously�察�spread it out on the door�察�then 

arranged it on his shoulders。 It felt very warm and comfortable�察�but it was 

so   exceedingly   shabbythe   only   shabby   thing   that   the   Prince   had   ever 

seen in his life。 

     ;And   what   use   will   it   be   to   me�拭─  �said   he   sadly。   ;I   have   no   need   of 

outdoor clothes�察�as I never go out。 Why was this given me�察�I wonder�拭�and 

what in the world am I to do with it�拭�She must be a rather funny person�察�

this dear godmother of mine。; 

     Nevertheless�察�because she was his godmother�察�and had given him the 

cloak�察�he folded it carefully and put it away�察�poor and shabby as it was�察�

hiding   it   in   a   safe   corner   of   his   top   cupboard�察  �which   his   nurse   never 

meddled   with。   He   did   not   want   her   to   find   it�察 �or   to   laugh   at   it   or   at   his 

godmotheras he felt sure she would�察�if she knew all。 

     There it lay�察�and by and by he forgot all about it�察�nay�察�I am sorry to say 

that�察�being but a child�察�and not seeing her again�察�he almost forgot his sweet 

old godmother�察�or thought of her only as he did of the angels or fairies that 



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he read of in his books�察�and of her visit as if it had been a mere dream of 

the night。 

     There were times�察�certainly�察�when he recalled her�此�of early mornings�察�

like that morning when she appeared beside him�察�and late evenings�察�when 

the gray twilight reminded him of the color of her hair and her pretty soft 

garments�察  �above   all�察  �when�察  �waking   in   the   middle   of   the   night�察  �with   the 

stars peering in   at his window�察 �or the moonlight   shining across his   little 

bed�察  �he   would   not     have   been   surprised   to     see   her   standing   beside    it�察�

looking at him with those beautiful tender eyes�察�which seemed to have a 

pleasantness   and   comfort   in   them   different   from   anything   he   had   ever 

known。 

     But   she   never   came�察  �and   gradually   she   slipped   out   of   his   memory 

only a boy's memory�察�after all�察�until something happened which made him 

remember her�察�and want her as he had never wanted anything before。 

     Prince     Dolor    fell  ill。  He   caughthis     nurse    could    not   tell  howa 

complaint common to the people of Nomansland�察�called the doldrums�察�as 

unpleasant   as   measles   or   any   other   of   our   complaints�察  �and   it   made   him 

restless�察  �cross�察  �and   disagreeable。   Even   when   a   little   better�察  �he   was   too 

weak   to   enjoy   anything�察  �but   lay   all   day   long   on   his   sofa�察  �fidgeting   his 

nurse     extremely     while�察   �in  her   intense    terror   lest  he   might    die�察  �she 

fidgeted him still more。 At last�察�seeing he really was getting well�察�she left 

him to   himselfwhich he   was   most   glad   of�察  �in spite   of his   dullness   and 

dreariness。 There he lay�察�alone�察�quite alone。 

     Now and then an irritable fit came over him�察�in which he longed to get 

up and do something�察�or to go somewherewould have liked to imitate his 

white kittenjump down from the tower and run away�察�taking the chance 

of whatever might happen。 

     Only     one    thing�察   �alas�   �was    likely   to   happen�察    �for   the   kitten�察  �he 

remembered�察�had four active legs�察�while he 

     ;I wonder what my godmother meant when she looked at my legs and 

sighed so bitterly�拭�I wonder why I can't walk straight and steady like my 

nurse only I wouldn't like to have her great�察�noisy�察�clumping shoes。 Still it 

would be very nice to move about quicklyperhaps to fly�察�like a bird�察�like 

that string of birds I saw the other day skimming across the sky�察�one after 



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the other。; 

     These     were    the   passage´birdsthe      only    living   creatures    that  ever 

crossed     the   lonely   plain�察  �and   he   had   been    much     interested   in   them�察�

wonder´ ing whence they came and whither they were going。 

     ;How nice it must be to be a bird� �If legs are no good�察�why cannot one 

have   wings�拭  �People   have   wings   when   they   dieperhaps�察  �I   wish   I   were 

dead�察�that I do。 I am so tired�察�so tired�察�and nobody cares for me。 Nobody 

ever   did   care   for   me�察  �except   perhaps   my   godmother。   Godmother�察  �dear�察�

have you quite forsaken me�拭─�

     He   stretched   himself   wearily�察  �gathered   himself   up�察  �and   dropped   his 

head upon his hands�察�as he did so�察�he felt somebody kiss him at the back 

of his neck�察�and�察�turning�察�found t

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