And the old cobbler answered, "I'll sell them to you."

"But I haven't got any money," the Queen said.

"Then you've come to the _wrong_ shop," the cobbler said determinedly,

and looked down again at his work.

"But I'm the Queen," she said, remembering her former experience.

The cobbler said, "Nonsense!" and took a little brass nail from his

mouth.

"But I _am_ the Queen," the Queen said angrily.

The cobbler knocked the nail into the shoe. "King Mark's a widower," was

all he said.

And the crowd laughed until the Queen felt quite uncomfortable. She was

not used to being stared at.

"Why, I must have got into another country," she said to herself; "and,

I suppose, the best thing to do will be to see the King. I dare say

he'll give me enough to eat, for he'll tremble at my name."

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