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Title: The violet fairy book
Year: 1906 (1900s)
Authors: Lang, Andrew, 1844-1912 Ford, H. J. (Henry Justice), 1860-1941, ill
Subjects: Folklore Fairy tales
Publisher: London New York : Longmans, Green
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
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VIRGILIUS THE SORCERER 369 him peace, and asked for his friendship. The emperor,however, was too angry to listen to anything, so Virgilius,whose patience was exhausted, feasted his own followersin the presence of the starving host, who could not stirhand or foot. Things seemed getting desperate, when a magicianarrived in the camp and offered to sell his services to theemperor. His proposals were gladly accepted, and in amoment the whole of the garrison sank down as if theywere dead, and Virgilius himself had much ado to keepawake. He did not know how to fight the magician, butwith a great effort struggled to open his Black Book,which told him what spells to use. In an instant all hisfoes seemed turned to stone, and where each man wasthere he stayed. Some were half way up the ladders,some had one foot over the wall, but wherever they mightchance to be there every man remained, even theemperor and his sorcerer. All day they stayed there likeflies upon the wall, but during the night Virg

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