The Three Lemons
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when he heard how they said she was the loveliest in twelve kingdoms, he thought he could not help believing there must be something in it; and besides, he felt for poor Taper Tom, who had taken so much pains to get her for him.
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"She'll get better, perhaps, as time goes on," he thought, "when she is dressed smartly and wears fine clothes;" and so he took her home with him.
Then they sent for all the wig-makers and needle-