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something must be done. He spoke to his father and the rest of the miners, and they at once proceeded to make another outlet for the waters. By setting all hands to the work, tunneling here and building there, they soon succeeded; and having also made a little tunnel to drain the water away from under the king's house, they were soon able to get into the wine cellar, where they found a multitude of dead goblins—among the rest the queen, with the skin-shoe gone, and the stone one fast to her ankle—for the water had swept away the barricade which prevented the men-at-arms from following the goblins, and had greatly widened the passage. They built it securely up, and then went back to their labors in the mine.

      A good many of the goblins with their creatures escaped from the inundation out upon the mountain. But most of them soon left that part of the country, and most of those who remained grew milder in character, and indeed became very much like the Scotch Brownies. Their skulls became softer as well as their hearts, and their feet grew harder, and by degrees they became friendly with the inhabitants of the mountain and even with the miners. But the latter were merciless to any of the cobs' creatures that came their way, until at length they all but disappeared. Still—

      "But, Mr. Author, we would rather hear more about the Princess and Curdie. We don't care about the goblins and their nasty creatures. They frighten us—rather."

       "But you know if you once get rid of the goblins there is no fear of the princess or of Curdie."

       "But we want to know more about them."

       "Some day, perhaps, I may tell you the further history of both of them; how Curdie came to visit Irene's grandmother, and what she did for him; and how the princess and he met again after they were older—and how—But there! I don't mean to go any farther at present."

       "Then you're leaving the story unfinished, Mr. Author!"

       "Not more unfinished than a story ought to be, I hope. If you ever knew a story finished, all I can say is, I never did. Somehow, stories won't finish. I think I know why, but I won't say that either, now."

       THE END

      THE PRINCESS AND CURDIE

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       "Come in, Curdie," said the voice.

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       CHAPTER I. THE MOUNTAIN

       CHAPTER II. THE WHITE PIGEON

       CHAPTER III. THE MISTRESS OF THE SILVER MOON

       CHAPTER IV. CURDIE'S FATHER AND MOTHER

       CHAPTER V. THE MINERS

       CHAPTER VI. THE EMERALD

       CHAPTER VII. WHAT IS IN A NAME?

       CHAPTER VIII. CURDIE'S MISSION

       CHAPTER IX. HANDS

       CHAPTER X. THE HEATH

       CHAPTER XI. LINA

       CHAPTER XII. MORE CREATURES

       CHAPTER XIII. THE BAKER'S WIFE

       CHAPTER XIV. THE DOGS OF GWYNTYSTORM

       CHAPTER XV. DERBA AND BARBARA

       CHAPTER XVI. THE MATTOCK

       CHAPTER XVII. THE WINE-CELLAR

       CHAPTER XVIII. THE KING'S KITCHEN

       CHAPTER XIX. THE KING'S CHAMBER

       CHAPTER XX. COUNTER-PLOTTING

       CHAPTER XXI. THE LOAF

       CHAPTER XXII. THE LORD CHAMBERLAIN

       CHAPTER XXIII. DR. KELMAN

       CHAPTER XXIV. THE PROPHECY

       CHAPTER XXV. THE AVENGERS

       CHAPTER XXVI. THE VENGEANCE

       CHAPTER XXVII. MORE VENGEANCE

       CHAPTER XXVIII. THE PREACHER

       CHAPTER XXIX. BARBARA

       CHAPTER XXX. PETER

       CHAPTER XXXI. THE SACRIFICE

       CHAPTER XXXII. THE KING'S ARMY

       CHAPTER XXXIII. THE BATTLE

       CHAPTER XXXIV. JUDGMENT

       CHAPTER XXXV. THE END

      CHAPTER I.

       THE MOUNTAIN.

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      CURDIE was the son of Peter the miner. He lived with his father and mother in a cottage built on a mountain, and he worked with his

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