By E. NESBIT. 
Illustrated by H. R. Millar. 
II A PEER XII. 
THE PEACEMAKER. 
MEN the Keeper had thus 
kindly gratified the curiosity 
of the prisoners the Princess 
said, suddenly : — 
“ Couldn’t we learn Con- 
chology ? w 
And the Keeper said, 
kindly : “ Why not ? It’s the. Professor’s 
day to-morrow/’ 
Couldn’t we go there to-dav ? ” asked the 
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Princess. “ Just to arrange about times and 
terms, and all that f ” 
“ If my uncle says I may take you there.” 
said Ulfin, “ I will ; for 1 have never known 
any pleasure so great as doing anything that 
you wish will give me. But yonder is the 
Professor.” 
And Ulfin indexed a stately figure in long 
robes approaching them. 
The advancing figure was now quite near. 
It saluted them with Royal courtesy. 
u We wanted to know,” said Mavis, 
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