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All   lamps   are   wonderful�察  �all   rings   are   talismans。    Common   flower´pots 

are full of treasure�察�with a little earth scattered on the top�察�trees are for Ali 

Baba     to   hide   in�察 �beef´steaks     are   to  throw    down     into   the  Valley    of 

Diamonds�察�that the precious stones may stick to them�察�and be carried by 

the   eagles   to   their   nests�察  �whence   the   traders�察  �with   loud   cries�察  �will   scare 

them。      Tarts   are   made�察  �according   to   the   recipe   of   the   Vizier's   son   of 

Bussorah�察�who turned pastrycook after he was set down in his drawers at 

the   gate   of   Damascus�察  �cobblers   are   all   Mustaphas�察  �and   in   the   habit   of 

sewing up people cut into four pieces�察�to whom they are taken blind´fold。 

     Any iron ring let into stone is the entrance to a cave which only waits 

for the magician�察�and the little fire�察�and the necromancy�察�that will make the 

earth   shake。     All   the   dates   imported   come   from   the   same   tree   as   that 

unlucky date�察�with whose shell the merchant knocked out the eye of the 

genie's    invisible    son。   All    olives   are  of   the  stock   of  that   fresh   fruit�察�

concerning       which    the   Commander        of  the   Faithful   overheard      the  boy 

conduct the fictitious trial of the fraudulent olive merchant�察�all apples are 

akin to the apple purchased ��with two others�� from the Sultan's gardener 

for three sequins�察�and which the tall black slave stole from the child。                   All 

dogs are associated with the dog�察�really a transformed man�察�who jumped 

upon the baker's counter�察�and put his paw on the piece of bad money。                      All 

rice recalls the rice which the awful lady�察�who was a ghoule�察�could only 



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peck by grains�察�because of her nightly feasts in the burial´place。                    My very 

rocking´horse��there he is�察�with his nostrils turned completely inside´out�察�

indicative of Blood��should have a peg in his neck�察�by virtue thereof to 

fly away with me�察�as the wooden horse did with the Prince of Persia�察�in the 

sight of all his father's Court。 

     Yes�察�on every object that I recognise among those upper branches of 

my     Christmas      Tree�察  �I  see   this  fairy   light�   �When       I  wake    in  bed�察  �at 

daybreak�察     �on   the   cold�察  �dark�察  �winter    mornings�察     �the   white    snow    dimly 

beheld�察�outside�察�through the frost on the window´pane�察�I hear Dinarzade。 

;Sister�察  �sister�察  �if   you   are   yet   awake�察  �I   pray   you   finish   the   history  of   the 

Young King of the Black Islands。;               Scheherazade replies�察 �If my lord the 

Sultan will suffer me to live another day�察�sister�察�I will not only finish that�察�

but tell you a more wonderful story yet。;                Then�察�the gracious Sultan goes 

out�察�giving no orders for the execution�察�and we all three breathe again。 

     At this height of my tree I begin to see�察�cowering among the leaves´ ´it 

may   be   born   of   turkey�察  �or   of   pudding�察  �or   mince   pie�察  �or   of   these   many 

fancies�察�jumbled with Robinson Crusoe on his desert island�察�Philip Quarll 

among       the  monkeys�察     �Sandford      and   Merton      with   Mr。   Barlow�察    �Mother 

Bunch�察�and the Maskor it may be the result of indigestion�察�assisted   by 

imagination        and    over´doctoringa        prodigious      nightmare。        It   is   so 

exceedingly indistinct�察�that I don't know why it's frightfulbut I know it is。 

I can only make out that it is an immense array of shapeless things�察�which 

appear to be planted on a vast exaggeration of the lazy´tongs that used to 

bear   the   toy   soldiers�察  �and   to   be   slowly   coming   close   to   my   eyes�察  �and 

receding to an immeasurable distance。               When it comes closest�察�it is worse。 

In   connection   with it   I descry  remembrances of   winter nights   incredibly 

long�察�of being sent early to bed�察�as a punishment for some small offence�察�

and   waking   in   two   hours�察  �with   a   sensation   of   having   been   asleep   two 

nights�察    �of  the   laden    hopelessness      of  morning      ever    dawning�察    �and    the 

oppression of a weight of remorse。 

     And now�察�I see a wonderful row of little lights rise smoothly out of the 

ground�察  �before   a   vast   green   curtain。       Now�察  �a   bell   ringsa   magic   bell�察�

which   still   sounds   in   my   ears   unlike   all   other   bellsand   music   plays�察�

amidst   a   buzz   of   voices�察  �and   a   fragrant   smell   of   orange´peel   and   oil。 



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Anon�察�the magic bell commands the music to cease�察�and the great green 

curtain rolls itself up majestically�察�and The Play begins�                 �The devoted dog 

of   Montargis   avenges   the   death   of   his   master�察  �foully   murdered   in   the 

Forest of Bondy�察�and a humorous Peasant with a red nose and a very little 

hat�察�whom I take from this hour forth to my bosom as a friend ��I think he 

was a Waiter or an Hostler at a village Inn�察�but many years have passed 

since   he   and   I   have   met���察  �remarks   that   the   sassigassity   of   that   dog   is 

indeed      surprising�察   �and    evermore      this  jocular    conceit    will   live  in   my 

remembrance fresh and unfading�察�overtopping all possible jokes�察�unto the 

end   of   time。    Or   now�察  �I   learn   with   bitter   tears   how   poor   Jane   Shore�察�

dressed all in white�察�and with her brown hair hanging down�察�went starving 

through the streets�察�or how George Barnwell killed the worthiest uncle that 

ever   man   had�察  �and   was   afterwards   so   sorry   for   it   that   he   ought   to   have 

been   let   off。   Comes   swift   to   comfort   me�察  �the   Pantomimestupendous 

Phenomenon��when   clowns   are   shot   from  loaded   mortars   into the   great 

chandelier�察  �bright   constellation   that   it   is�察  �when   Harlequins�察  �covered   all 

over with scales of pure gold�察�twist and sparkle�察�like amazing fish�察�when 

Pantaloon ��whom I deem it no irreverence to compare in my own mind to 

my     grandfather��      puts   red´hot    pokers    in  his   pocket�察   �and    cries  ;Here's 

somebody   coming� ─  �or   taxes   the   Clown   with   petty   larceny�察  �by   saying�察�

;Now�察�I sawed you do it� ─�when Everything is capable�察�with the greatest 

ease�察�of being changed into Anything�察�and ;Nothing is�察�but thinking makes 

it so。; Now�察�too�察�I perceive my first experience of the dreary sensation 

often to return in after´lifeof being unable�察�next day�察�to get back to the 

dull�察�settled world�察�of wanting to live for ever in the bright atmosphere I 

have   quitted�察�of   doting on   the  little  Fairy�察  �with the  wand   like   a celestial 

Barber's Pole�察�and pining for a Fairy immortality along with her。                      Ah�察�she 

comes back�察�in many shapes�察�as my eye wanders down the branches of my 

Christmas Tree�察�and goes as often�察�and has never yet stayed by me� �

     Out of this delight springs the toy´theatre��there it is�察�with its familiar 

proscenium�察  �and   ladies   in   feathers�察  �in   the   boxes��and   all   its   attendant 

occupation       with    paste   and   glue�察  �and    gum�察   �and    water    colours�察   �in  the 

getting´up   of   The   Miller   and   his   Men�察  �and   Elizabeth�察  �or   the   Exile   of 

Siberia。     In spite of a few besetting accidents and failures ��particularly an 



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unreasonable   disposition   in   the   respectable   Kelmar�察  �and   some   others�察  �to 

become faint in the legs�察�and double up�察�at exciti

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