the course of the river escaping where the evil men enter, has
convinced
me that close to the spot must lie a deep gulf in its channel. This
discovery will, I trust, add considerably to the otherwise immense
forces at his Majesty's disposal."
He ceased, and the king graciously acknowledged his speech with a
bend
of his head; whereupon Glump, after a bow to his Majesty, slid down
amongst the rest of the undistinguished multitude. Then the
Chancellor
rose and resumed.
"The information which the worthy Glump has given us," he said,
"might
have been of considerable import at the present moment, but for that
other design already referred to, which naturally takes precedence. His
Majesty, unwilling to proceed to extremities, and well aware that such
measures sooner or later result in violent reactions, has excogitated a
more fundamental and comprehensive measure, of which I need say
no more.
Should his Majesty be successful--as who dares to doubt?--then a
peace,
all to the advantage of the goblin kingdom, will be established for a
Madhuri Noah
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