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"Sir," said he, "there lies all my trouble. I'm quite sure the present Boolooroo has reigned three hundred years next Thursday, but he claims it is only two hundred years, and as he holds the Royal Book of Records under lock and key in the Royal Treasury, there is no way for us to prove he is wrong."

So the King brought a great knife, and with the assistance of Chick, cut John Dough into nine pieces. These were wrapped into packages and eight beavers were summoned, who carried eight of the packages through secret passages to the forest and then up the mountain-side to the cave of Para Bruin. The ninth package, containing the head of John Dough, the King undertook to carry himself.

Prince Fiddlecumdoo did not mean to be turned back by so small a matter as a river. He scooped a hole in the maple sand and having filled it with syrup from the river lighted a match and began boiling it. After it had boiled for a time the maple syrup became stringy and the Prince quickly threw a string of it across the river. It hardened almost immediately and on this simple bridge the Prince rode over the stream.

When the family circle broke up, and all retired for the night, Rob kissed his parents and sisters with real affection before going to his own room. But, on reaching his cozy little chamber, instead of preparing for bed Rob clothed himself in the Garment of Repulsion. Then he covered the glittering Garment with his best summer suit of clothes, which effectually concealed it.