伯爵的女儿
<p>&<span word="nbsp">nbsp</span>;</p><p> <span word="One">One</span> <span word="fine">fine</span> <span word="summer">summer</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="Earl">Earl</span> <span word="Mar">Mar</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="daughter">daughter</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="castle">castle</span> <span word="garden">garden</span>, <span word="dancing">dancing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tripping">tripping</span> <span word="along">along</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sported">sported</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="listen">listen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="birds">birds</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="sat">sat</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shade">shade</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="green">green</span> <span word="oak">oak</span> <span word="tree">tree</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="spied">spied</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sprightly">sprightly</span> <span word="dove">dove</span> <span word="sitting">sitting</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="branches">branches</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="said">said</span>: "<span word="Coo">Coo</span>-<span word="my">my</span>-<span word="dove">dove</span>, <span word="my">my</span> <span word="dear">dear</span>, <span word="come">come</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="golden">golden</span> <span word="cage">cage</span>. <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pet">pet</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="well">well</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="bird">bird</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="all">all</span>." <span word="Scarcely">Scarcely</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dove">dove</span> <span word="flew">flew</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="branch">branch</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="settled">settled</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="shoulder">shoulder</span>, <span word="nestling">nestling</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="neck">neck</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="smoothed">smoothed</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="feathers">feathers</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="room">room</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Earl">Earl</span> <span word="Mar">Mar</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="daughter">daughter</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sleep">sleep</span> <span word="when">when</span>, <span word="turning">turning</span> <span word="round">round</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="handsome">handsome</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="man">man</span>. <span word="She">She</span> _<span word="was">was</span>_ <span word="startled">startled</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="locked">locked</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="hours">hours</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="brave">brave</span> <span word="girl">girl</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="said">said</span>: "<span word="What">What</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="here">here</span>, <span word="young">young</span> <span word="man">man</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="startle">startle</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="so">so</span>? <span word="The">The</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="barred">barred</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>; <span word="how">how</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="here">here</span>?"</p><p> "<span word="Hush">Hush</span>! <span word="hush">hush</span>!" <span word="the">the</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="whispered">whispered</span>. "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="cooing">cooing</span> <span word="dove">dove</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="coaxed">coaxed</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tree">tree</span>."</p><p> "<span word="But">But</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="then">then</span>?" <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="low">low</span>; "<span word="and">and</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="dear">dear</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="bird">bird</span>?"</p><p> "<span word="My">My</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Florentine">Florentine</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="queen">queen</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="queen">queen</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="knows">knows</span> <span word="magic">magic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="spells">spells</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="wished">wished</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dove">dove</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="spells">spells</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="again">again</span>. <span word="To">To</span>-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="crossed">crossed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="glad">glad</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bird">bird</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="you">you</span>. <span word="Unless">Unless</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="shall">shall</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="more">more</span>."</p>
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