The Thrill of the Knight of the Mauve Salon

A knight saw a lovely face in the window of an old castle. He was told that several captive princesses were kept there by a spell. The knight wished intensely to free them, but he was poor and could only go by each day. At last, he resolved to get into the castle and ask how he could help them. Found the door locked. Tore up the curtains, made a rope ladder. Got half way down when the ladder broke,. went head first into the moat, 60 feet below. Could swim like a duck. Paddled round the castle till he came to a little door guarded by two stout fellows. Knocked their heads together till they cracked like a