"And was he fine, and brave?" Rose asked.
Princess Polly laughed at their eager questions.
"The book says:
"'Many princes came, but when they saw the ledge going straight up to
the castle, they turned back, saying:
"'"No man could keep in the saddle, and no horse could climb such a
huge crag as that. Both would fall and be dashed to pieces."'
"One day, when the sun was bright and the air was very clear, the
princess became restless, and tired of roaming through hall, and garden,
and she ran to the wall, once more to look off across the plain.
"A long time she stood watching, when, far, far over where the sky and
land seemed to meet, she saw something flashing in the sunlight.
"At first it appeared to stand still, but after a little while, she
saw that it was coming nearer.
"Brighter and brighter flashed the spot that she had been watching,
and a moment later, she saw that it was a spear held aloft, in the
hand of a man in armor.
"On, on he came, and soon she saw that his armor was of silver, and
that the plumes on his helmet were white.
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