Identifier: princessgoblin00macd (find matches)
Title: The princess and the goblin
Year: 1920 (1920s)
Authors: MacDonald, George, 1824-1905 Smith, Jessie Willcox, 1863-1935, ill
Subjects: Fairy tales
Publisher: Philadelphia : D. McKay
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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ng; itsounds to me rather rude, she said. Well, perhaps it is, answered Curdie. I never thoughtof that; its a way we have. We do it because they dont like it. Who dont like it? The cobs, as we call them. Dont! said the nurse. Why not? said Curdie. I beg you wont. Please dont. Oh, if you ask me that way, of course I wont; though Idont a bit know why. Look! there are the lights of your greathouse down below. Youll be at home in five minutes now. Nothing more happened. They reached home in safety.Nobody had missed them, or even known they had gone out;and they arrived at the door belonging to their part of thehouse without anyone seeing them. The nurse was rushingin with a hurried and not over-gracious good-night to Curdie;but the princess pulled her hand from hers, and was just throw-ing her arms around Curdies neck, when she caught her againand dragged her away. Lootie, Lootie, I promised Curdie a kiss, cried Irene. A princess mustnt give kisses. Its not at all proper,said Lootie. (42)
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Never mind, Princess Irene, he said. You mustnt kiss me tonight.But vou shant break your word. I will come another time. THE LITTLE MINER But I promised, said the princess. Theres no occasion; hes only a miner-boy. He is a good boy, and a brave boy, and he has been verykind to us. Lootie! Lootie! I promised Then you shouldnt have promised. Lootie, I promised him a kiss. Your royal Highness, said Lootie, suddenly growing veryrespectful, must come in directly. Nurse, a princess must not break her word, said Irene,drawing herself up and standing stockstill. Lootie did not know which the king might count the worst—to let the princess be out after sunset, or to let her kiss aminer-boy. She did not know that, being a gentleman, asmany kings have been, he would have counted neither of themthe worse. However much he might have disliked his daugh-ter to kiss the miner-boy, he would not have had her breakher word for all the goblins in creation. But, as I say, thenurse was not lady enough to

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