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So they hurried on. 
And the noise grew louder 
and louder, and the crowds 
of flying Underfolk thicker 
and fleeter, and by and by 
Ulfiri made them stand back 
under the arch of the Astro- 
loger's Tower to see what 
it was from which they fled. 
And there, along the streets 
of the great City of the 
Underfolk, came the flash of 
swords and the swirl of 
banners, and the army of the 
M erf oik came along the street 
of the city of their foes, and 
on their helmets was the light 
of Victory, and at their head, 
proud and splendid, rode the 
Princess Maia and — Reuben. 
“ Oh, Reuben, Reuben. 
We’re saved ! ” called Mavis,, 
and would have darted out, 
but Francis put his hand over 
her mouth. 
“ Stop j ” he said. “ Don't 
you remember we promised 
not to escape without the 
Queen’s permission ? Quick, 
quick, to the palace, to make 
peace before our armies can 
attack it.” 
CHAPTER XIII. AND LAST. 
THE END. 
The Queen of the Under- 
folk sat with her husband on 
“they heard a great noise of shouting, and saw 
PARTIES OF UN DEB FOLK FLYING AS IK IN FEAR.” 
