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    a delicious sirup , which Mary sipped ; and Nutcracker related his adventures at length , again repeating the praises of Mary . During the recital , Mary thought that the words of the prince became less and less distinct , and that the pages and the princesses lost by little and little their brilliant appearance ; at last all gradually began to fade away with a wavy motion .

    Chapter XII . —The Marriage . Suddenly , with a prodigious noise , Mary thought that she fell from a terrible height , but , when she opened her eyes , she found herself in her little couch . Her mother stood beside it and said : ' Well , how long do you mean to sleep ? breakfast is just ready !' 4 O mamma , my dear mamma , ' said Mary , * I have been with young Mr . Pivot , and he showed me such beautiful sights /

    Then Mary related all about her travels to her mother , who said , * Really , my love , you have had a very fine dream ; but you must put all that nonsense out of your head / But Mary firmly held that she had not been dreaming . When she was dressed , her mother led her to the glass cabinet , and taking out Nutcracker , who was in his usual corner , said , What a little goose you must be to think that this Tonbridge Wells toy is alive !* 4 4

    But , dear mamma , ' said Mary , I know very well that Nutcracker is godpapa Pivot ' s nephew . ' Dr . Smallhorse , who just then entered the

    room , burst out laughing . You laugh at Nutcracker , papa , ' said Mary , with tears in her eyes ; ' but I am sure he spoke very respectfully of you when he presented me to the princesses , his sisters , at the castle of Alicumpane 1 ' The laughter increased , and her mother and JLouisa and Frederick joined in it . Mary went and fetched the seven crowns of the rat-king ,

    which Nutcracker had presented to her , on the preceding night , and showed them to her mother . Dr . S . examined , very much astonished , these Jittle crowns , artistically formed ; they did not look as if made by human hands , and they all insisted that Mary should tell the full truth about them . Mary did so , but they would not believe her , and her papa was very cross , and called her a story-teller . The poor little girl wept very much .

    Suddenly the door opened , and godpapa Pivot entered . ' Bless me , what ' s the matter , ' said he ; ' my darling Mary crying ; what ' s it all about Dr . V S . told him , and showed him the crowns . When godpapa saw them , he began to laugh . ' These are / said he , ' the little crowns I used to wear upon my watch-chain , and which I gave to Mary on her second

    birth-day , because she cried for them ; don't you all recollect V Nobody recollected , and Mary , jumping on her godpapa ' s neck , said , 4 , godpapa , you know all ; now do acknowledge that my Nutcracker is your nephew , and that he gave me these crowns !' Godpapa made a grimace , but answered not ; and Dr . S ., kissing Mary , ordered her never to speak again of such foolishness , or else that he would throw her Nutcracker on the fire . Mary spoke no more of her adventures ; but recollections of the won-

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    2 S The Nutcracker .

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  • Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Jan. 2, 1835, page 28, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2641/page/28/