“And all the knights shall woo again,
And all the doves shall coo again,
And all the dreams come true again,
And Jack shall go home.”
“We shall see about that!” thought Jack to himself. And Mopsa, while she sang those last words, burst into tears, which Jack did not like to see; but all the fairies were so very glad, so joyous, and so delighted with her for having come to be their queen, that after a while she dried her eyes, and said to the wrong boy:
“Jack, when I pulled the lining out of your pocket-book there was a silver fourpence in it.”
“Yes,” said the real Jack, “and here it is.”
“Is it real money?” asked Mopsa. “Are you sure you brought it with you all the way from your own country?”
“Yes,” said Jack, “quite sure.”
“Then, dear Jack,” answered Mopsa, “will you give it to me?”