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  • ‘Oh, it is Turritella who wishes me to be her knight,’ said the King coldly.

    The Green Fairy Book 2003

  • He would not leave her until she had promised to see him again the next night, which Turritella did willingly enough.

    The Green Fairy Book 2003

  • Turritella, for that was her name, had been brought up by her godmother, the Fairy Mazilla, but in spite of all the care bestowed upon her, she was neither beautiful nor gracious.

    The Green Fairy Book 2003

  • ‘Ho, ho!’ said Turritella, those are pretty bits of glass.

    The Green Fairy Book 2003

  • Turritella really frightful, but he could not go away without making one more effort for his friend the King, who was really in great danger as long as he lived in a cage.

    The Green Fairy Book 2003

  • Turritella, who really loved King Charming as much as she could love anybody, and was always delighted to get a chance of talking to him, now showed him the bracelets, asking how much he considered them worth.

    The Green Fairy Book 2003

  • He felt certain that Turritella was to blame for it, so casting a furious glance at her he abruptly took leave of the Queen, and returned to his own apartments.

    The Green Fairy Book 2003

  • Fiordelisa clapped her hands and danced for joy when she saw this triumph of magic art, and as soon as it was evening, went to a shady garden-path down which she knew Turritella would pass, and then she made the mice galop, and the tiny people show off their tricks, and sure enough Turritella came, and the moment she saw it all cried:

    The Green Fairy Book 2003

  • And so two years slipped away, and still the Princess was a prisoner, and Turritella was not married.

    The Green Fairy Book 2003

  • And he sent the splendid gifts back to the Queen and Turritella, who were furiously angry at the contempt with which they were treated.

    The Green Fairy Book 2003

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