"Oh Fairest Queen," she continued after clearing her throat, "everything shone with the glory of nature. It was as if the goddess of the Earth had kissed the very spot that I laid myself to sleep. But, my fairest Queen, no matter how I turned, no matter where I put my head, it was as if I was sleeping on three jagged rocks! I did not sleep a wink. Forgive me for saying such things." |








