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"Irene." "What more?" "I don't know what more.--What more is my name, Lootie?" "Princesses haven't got more than one name. They don't want it." "Oh then, Curdie, you must call me just Irene, and no more." "No, indeed," said the nurse indignantly. "He shall do no such thing." "What shall he call me, then, Lootie?" "Your royal Highness." "My royal Highness! What's that? No, no, Lootie, I will not be called names. I don't like them. You said to me once yourself that it's only rude children that call names; and I'm sure Curdie wouldn't be rude.--Curdie, my name's Irene." Madhuri Noah C:\Users\MNoah\Documents\The Princess and the Goblin1.docx Page 55 of 634