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That night Mary was not able to sleep ; she was so very anxious . At midnight she heard a noise . 4
The rat-king ! the rat-king ! ' cried Mary , jumping up in bed , but all was again quiet . Soon she heard a tapping at her door , and a little flute-like voice . Mary knew it to be Nutcracker , who begged her to rise and open the door . When in , he fell on his knee before Mary , and said , Miss Smallhorse , I lay at your feet the vanquished enemy . ' So saying , he presented her with the seven crowns of the rat-king , and begged her to follow him .
Chapter X . —The Kingdom of Puppets . * I will go with you , Mr . Pivot , ' said Mary , * but not very far , nor for a very long time , if you please , as I have not yet had much sleep . ' We will then go the shortest way , ' answered the Nutcracker . Mary took hold of his hatfd , and immediately they stepped out of the door a brilliant light struck her . They appeared to walk on a shining meadow . ' This is Sugar-candy Place , ' said Nutcracker , ' and we must pass out of one of the gates . ' The gate was at a little distance from them ; it appeared built of white marble veined with brown , but when they approached nearer Mary found it was formed of bleached almonds and raisins . In front of tins gate twelve pretty monkeys , dressed in red , played the most beautiful Turkish music that ever was heard . They then came to a wonderful forest , from which issued sweet perfumes . Golden and silver fruits hung from the branches of the trees , and the trunks were bound with ribands : when
the zephyrs moved the foliage , sweet and joyful music sounded , whilst thousands of little lights danced about amidst the leaves . * How beautiful it is ! ' said Mary . * We are now , dear Miss Smallhorse , in Christmas Wood , which is in the province of New Year's Gifts , ' said Nutcracker . * I should like to rest a little bit here / said Mary ; ' every thing does look so very beautiful . '
Nutcracker clapped his hands together , and some little shepherds and shepherdesses appeared , so delicate and white that we may be assured they were made of treble-refined sugar . They brought a pretty little gilt chair , and politely invited Mary to sit . Then they executed a very charming ballet , gradually disappearing into the wood . They continued their walk , and soon reached a brook of orange-flower water , which Nutcracker informed Mary threw itself into Lemonade River . A loud murmur was heard , and they found themselves on the banks of Lemonade , which proudly rolled its waves , of an imbellc colour , between banks covered with brilliant verdure , to the ocean of
Milk of Almonds . They also passed through the Valley of Bonbons ; but Nutcracker kept hastening forward , exclaiming , To the capital ! to the capital !' CiiArTEit XI . —The Capital . Nutcracker clapped his hands together again , and they found themselves on the shores of a rose-coloured sea . Mary saw coming towards
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The Nutcracker . 25
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No . 97 . D
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Jan. 2, 1835, page 25, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2641/page/25/
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