“veryimporanforyou,ihavenodoub,”answeredherocke,“buishallweepifichoose;”andheacuallybursinorealears,whichfloweddownhissicklikeraindrops,andnearlydrownedwolilebeeles,whowerejushinkingofseinguphouseogeher,andwerelookingforanicedryspoolivein

“hemushavearulyromanicnaure,”saidhecaherinewheel,“forheweepswhenhereisnohingaalloweepabou;”andsheheavedadeepsigh,andhoughabouhedealbox

buheromancandleandhebengallighwerequieindignan,andkepsaying,“humbug!humbug!”aheopofheirvoicesheywereexremelypracical,andwheneverheyobjecedoanyhingheycalledihumbug

henhemoonroselikeawonderfulsilvershield;andhesarsbeganoshine,andasoundofmusiccamefromhepace

heprinceandprincesswereleadinghedanceheydancedsobeauifullyhaheallwhieliliespeepedinahewindowandwachedhem,andhegrearedpoppiesnoddedheirheadsandbeaime

heneno’clocksruck,andheneleven,andhenwelve,andahessrokeofmidnigheveryonecameouonheerrace,andhekingsenforheroyalpyroechnis

“lehefireworksbegin,”saidheking;andheroyalpyroechnismadealowbow,andmarcheddownoheendofhegardenhehadsixaendanswihhim,eachofwhomcarriedalighedorchaheendofalongpole

iwascerainlyamagnificendispy

whizz!whizz!wenhecaherinewheel,asshespunroundandroundboom!boom!wenheromancandlehenhesquibsdancedalloverhepce,andhebengallighsmadeeveryhinglookscarle“goodbye,”criedhefireballoon,ashesoaredaway,droppinginybluesparksbang!bang!answeredhecrackers,whowereenjoyinghemselvesimmenselyeveryonewasagreasuccessexcepheremarkablerockehewassodampwihcryinghahecouldnogooffaallhebeshinginhimwashegunpowder,andhawassowewihearshaiwasofnouseallhispoorreions,owhomhewouldneverspeak,excepwihasneer,shoupinoheskylikewonderfulgoldenflowerswihblossomsoffirehuzza!huzza!criedhecour;andhelileprincessughedwihpleasure

“isupposeheyarereservingmeforsomegrandoccasion,”saidherocke;“nodoubhaiswhaimeans,”andhelookedmoresupercilioushanever

henexdayheworkmencameopueveryhingidy“hisisevidenlyadepuaion,”saidherocke;“iwillreceivehemwihbecomingdigniy”sohepuhisnoseinheair,andbeganofrownseverelyasifhewerehinkingabousomeveryimporansubjecbuheyooknonoiceofhimaallillheywerejusgoingawayhenoneofhemcaughsighofhim“hallo!”hecried,“whaabadrocke!”andhehrewhimoverhewallinohedich

“badrocke?badrocke?”hesaid,ashewhirledhroughheair;“impossible!grandrocke,haiswhahemansaidbadandgrandsoundverymuchhesame,indeedheyofenarehesame”;andhefellinohemud

“iisnocomforablehere,”heremarked,“bunodoubiissomefashionablewaeringpce,andheyhavesenmeawayorecruimyhealhmynervesarecerainlyverymuchshaered,andirequireres”

henalilefrog,wihbrighjewelledeyes,andagreenmoledcoa,swamupohim

第二十二章heremarkablerocke（三）

“anewarrival,isee!”saidhefrog“well,aferallhereisnohinglikemudgivemerainyweaherandadich,andiamquiehappydoyouhinkiwillbeaweafernoon?iamsureihopeso,buheskyisquieblueandcloudlesswhaapiy!”

“ahem!ahem!”saidherocke,andhebeganocough

“whaadelighfulvoiceyouhave!”criedhefrog“reallyiisquielikeacroak,andcroakingisofcoursehemosmusicalsoundinheworldyouwillhearourgleeclubhiseveningwesiinheoldduckpondclosebyhefarmer’shouse,andassoonashemoonriseswebeginiissoenrancinghaeverybodyliesawakeolisenousinfac,iwasonlyyeserdayhaiheardhefarmer’swifesayohermoherhashecouldnogeawinkofsleepanighonaccounofusiismosgraifyingofindoneselfsopopur”

“ahem!ahem!”saidherockeangrilyhewasverymucha

oyedhahecouldnogeawordin

“adelighfulvoice,cerainly,”coninuedhefrog;“ihopeyouwillcomeoveroheduckpondiamoffolookformydaughersihavesixbeauifuldaughers,andiamsoafraidhepikemaymeehemheisaperfecmonser,andwouldhavenohesiaioninbreakfasingoffhemwell,goodbye:ihaveenjoyedourconversaionverymuch,iassureyou”

“conversaion,indeed!”saidherocke“youhavealkedhewholeimeyourselfhaisnoconversaion”

“somebodymuslisen,”answeredhefrog,“andilikeodoallhealkingmyselfisavesime,andprevensargumens”

“builikeargumens,”saidherocke

“ihopeno,”saidhefrogcompcenly“argumensareexremelyvulgar,foreverybodyingoodsocieyholdsexaclyhesameopinionsgoodbyeasecondime;iseemydaughersinhedisance;”andhelilefrogswamaway

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