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Läsebok. N:o 32—33.
Mr. G. After what?
Steward. The loss of your father.
Mr. G. My father gone too!
Steward. Yes, poor gentleman! He took to his bed as
soon as he heard of it.
Mr. G. Heard of what?
Steward. The bad news, sir, an please your Honour.
Mr. G. What, more miseries! More bad news!
Steward. Yes, sir, your bank has failed, and you are
not worth a shilling in the world. I made bold, sir, to come
to wait on you to tell you about it, for I thought, you would
like to hear the news.
38. The Fox that had lost his Tail.
A fox having been unwarily caught in a trap, at length,
with much struggling and difficulty, disengaged himself; not,
however, without being obliged to leave his tail behind him.
The joy he felt at his escape was somewhat abated, when he
began to consider the price he had paid for it; and he was
a good deal mortified, by reflecting on the ridiculous figure
he should make among his brethren without a tail. In the
agitation of his thoughts upon this occasion, an expedient
occurred to him, which he resolved to try, in order to remove
this disgraceful singularity. With this view he assembled his
tribe together, and set forth, in a most elaborate speech, how
much he had at heart whatever tended to the public weal.
He had often thought, he said, ou the length and bushiness
of their tails; was verily persuaded, that it was much more
burdensome than ornamental, and rendered them, besides, an
easier prey to their enemies. He earnestly recommended it
to them, therefore, to discharge themselves of so useless and
dangerous an encumbrance. »My good friend», replied an old
fox, who had listened very attentively to his harangue, »we
are much obliged to you, no doubt, for the concern you
express upon our account; but, pray, turn about before the
company, for I cannot help suspecting, that you would not
be quite so solicitous to ease us of our tails, if you had not
unluckily lost your own».
39. King Richard’s Deliverance.
Of all the kings who went to the third crusade, none
was more powerful, brave, and magnificent, than King Richard
the lion-hearted, and his army was one of the finest that ever
were seen. He attacked the Infidels and conquered them in
a great many glorious battles, and his fame spread far and
wide throughout all Europe. But it happened, before this
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