Fairy tales and novels

'64 TALES OF THE FAIRIES.'You mean,' said Dandinardiere,'some houses inParis.' 'No,' said the prior, 'something better,pleasant stories, and nobody knows what they mayturn to.' The cit seemed no ways to relish this :'Ha, ha!' said he, after some time thinking,'oneought to have something besides, to enter into acontract of marriage ; for if she brings nothingelse, it will be but a small support for a family.''Oh !' cried the prior, 'wit is very valuable.'am'not so ignorant,' replied the other, as to despisewit; 1 would only have a reasonable competencywith it : for I protest, as to the tales or storiesyou boast so much of, I can make some myself,and make money of them too.' ' I should be veryglad to see some of them,' said the prior : youbelieve, without doubt, tliat it is nothing but utteringsome hyperboles together, and then the work isdone ; but I declare there's more contrivance andart in tliem, though I see several every day thathave'nothing agreeable in them.' That's as mias to say,' replied Dandinardiere,' that mine vbe of that class. Upon my word, sir, you are veryobliging; but 1 will make -one, or see why not:tlien you' will change your tone.' T shall neverrefuse my commendations,' said the prior, obliging,ly, to'appease him ; you shall begin to-day.'intend'so to do,' said the other ; do you think Ihave been at so much pains and cost to have mystudy of books brought here, not to use them ?'' It will be your own fault,' added the prior,' if I'don't assist you as I did before.' This propositionsweetened him again ; he pulled the prior by thesleeve, and whispering him, for fear Alain shouldhear, said' to him, The pains they require almostdismays me, and my genius tends not much twritings of this kind; therefore shall I be so happyas to have the honour of another story from you,that I may let Virginia know I have as good a talentthis way as she herself.' 'That's as much asto say,' replied the prior,'you would give her st