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how--But there! I don't mean to go any farther at present._" "_Then you're leaving the story unfinished, Mr. Author!_" "_Not more unfinished than a story ought to be, I hope. If you ever knew a story finished, all I can say is, I never did. Somehow, stories won't finish. I think I know why, but I won't say that either, now._" THE END * * * * * Transcriber's Notes: Obvious punctuation errors repaired. Page 11, "clevernesss" changed to "cleverness" (knowledge and cleverness) Page 68, "gleamimg" changed to "gleaming" (were sparkling and gleaming) Madhuri Noah C:\Users\MNoah\Documents\The Princess and the Goblin1.docx Page 306 of 634