once in a while for a month or so, and we could travel a bit. I wonder if princesses like to travel? Those in the story-books are usually depicted sitting in front of a window doing embroidery. Such a wife would be economical, Bistre, but dull, dre'ful dull! I think when we find the Princess we'll just ask her first of all, right off the handle, so to speak, whether she embroiders. If she does"—he shook his head sadly—"if she does, we'll just pass on and look for another one. You see, I don't know Battenberg from a poached egg, and after awhile conversation would be almost certain to lag."
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He went on silently for a ways.
Then a grass-grown lane turned
stealthily off from the road and straggled
between vine-covered stone walls
along the edge of an apple orchard,
and unconsciously his steps followed
