WHENthemeal (whichwaspigeonpie, coldham, salad, andcakes) hadbeenbrought, andallhaddrawntheirchairsuptothetableandbegun, theKnightcontinued:
“Youmustunderstand, friends, , asnow, atthecourtofthisallbutheavenlyQueen;butmythoughtisthatshesavedmefromsomeevilenchantmentandbroughtmehitherofherexceedingbounty.(HonestFrogfoot, .) AndthisseemstomethelikelierbecauseevennowIamboundbyaspell, , and, aftermymind, , , Iturnintothelikenessofagreatserpent, hungry, fierce, anddeadly.(Sir, bepleasedtotakeanotherbreastofpigeon, Ientreatyou.) Sotheytellme, andtheycertainlyspeaktruth, , forwhenmyhourispastIawakeforgetfulofallthatvilefitandinmypropershapeandsoundmind—savingthatIamsomewhatwearied.(Littlelady, eatoneofthesehoneycakes, whicharebroughtformefromsomebarbarouslandinthefarsouthoftheworld.) NowtheQueen', ' , , andwithhertoguidemeandathousandEarthmenatmyback, Ishallrideforthinarms, fallsuddenlyonourenemies, slaytheirchiefmen, castdowntheirstrongplaces, anddoubtlessbetheircrownedkingwithinfourandtwentyhours.”
“It'sabitroughluckonthem, isn'tit? ” saidScrubb.
