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Article THE DWARFS' TAILOR, BY APPOINTMENT. ← Page 14 of 14
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The Dwarfs' Tailor, By Appointment.
The first beam of the rising sun now tinged the mountain , and lig hted up the snow which covered the ground , and hung on the branches of the pines . But Philip was no longer in any doubt as to the power which had in six nights apparently turned summer into winter , for the dwarfs being permitted to make themselves visible only from month to
month , they had exercised a spell upon him which obliged him to sleep out the interval . Notwithstanding it was February and excessively cold , Philip heeded it not , but found the season rather favourable to making his way out of the pine forest . The underwood being now stripped of its leaves , presented less obstacle to his egress ; he therefore
stepped hastily on , refreshing himself and venting his feelings of contentment in a whistle , which was exchanged for a shout of joy as Charlemagne's majestic cathedral rose on his view . The walls of the city were soon passed , and his speed perceptibly increased as he drew near Master Caspar ' s house . In the mean time , the honest little man had felt some degree of sorrow for his severity towards his nephew , which
was rather increased at the sight of his daughter's melancholy , and the tears which she strove to hide . It is therefore hardly possible to express his astonishment , and yet greater joy , whenPhilip ( certainly rather shabbily equipped ) stood before him . This was increased when Philip drew the six gold florins from his pocket ; and , placing them
before his uncle , entered upon the relation of his marvellous adventures among the little men . Caspar however insisted upon a further slight probation , in order to discover if his gossipping propensities were altogether subdued , but finding Philip displayed no inclination to relapse into his former evil habitshe carried out all his generous lans in
, p his nephew ' s behalf , bestowing upon him his tailoring establishment and his daughter ' s hand . It is only necessary further to remark , that Philip was thenceforward a diligent master , although it is asserted that when tempted to relapse , a prick in the hand never failed to remind him of the past . The promise made by the elf relative to the gold florins
was faithfully observed : in small difficulties the necessary money was always forthcoming from the coffer , which was long transmitted in the family .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Dwarfs' Tailor, By Appointment.
The first beam of the rising sun now tinged the mountain , and lig hted up the snow which covered the ground , and hung on the branches of the pines . But Philip was no longer in any doubt as to the power which had in six nights apparently turned summer into winter , for the dwarfs being permitted to make themselves visible only from month to
month , they had exercised a spell upon him which obliged him to sleep out the interval . Notwithstanding it was February and excessively cold , Philip heeded it not , but found the season rather favourable to making his way out of the pine forest . The underwood being now stripped of its leaves , presented less obstacle to his egress ; he therefore
stepped hastily on , refreshing himself and venting his feelings of contentment in a whistle , which was exchanged for a shout of joy as Charlemagne's majestic cathedral rose on his view . The walls of the city were soon passed , and his speed perceptibly increased as he drew near Master Caspar ' s house . In the mean time , the honest little man had felt some degree of sorrow for his severity towards his nephew , which
was rather increased at the sight of his daughter's melancholy , and the tears which she strove to hide . It is therefore hardly possible to express his astonishment , and yet greater joy , whenPhilip ( certainly rather shabbily equipped ) stood before him . This was increased when Philip drew the six gold florins from his pocket ; and , placing them
before his uncle , entered upon the relation of his marvellous adventures among the little men . Caspar however insisted upon a further slight probation , in order to discover if his gossipping propensities were altogether subdued , but finding Philip displayed no inclination to relapse into his former evil habitshe carried out all his generous lans in
, p his nephew ' s behalf , bestowing upon him his tailoring establishment and his daughter ' s hand . It is only necessary further to remark , that Philip was thenceforward a diligent master , although it is asserted that when tempted to relapse , a prick in the hand never failed to remind him of the past . The promise made by the elf relative to the gold florins
was faithfully observed : in small difficulties the necessary money was always forthcoming from the coffer , which was long transmitted in the family .