"Oh, I have that in my pocket," said Jack; "I have so much of it

that I can afford to throw some away;" and he poured some of the

"I like that!" said the Princess. "You can give an answer, and you

have something to say for yourself, and so you shall be my husband.

But are you aware that every word we speak is being taken down, and

will be published in the paper to-morrow? Look yonder, and you will

see in every window three clerks and a head clerk; and the old head

clerk is the worst of all, for he can't understand anything."