Shall I give them to him ?" "Well, he would be more careful of them if he had them from your hand." He took them from his pocket and gave them over to me.

I hurried out with them, and as I did so my eyes fell upon the address of the topmost one.

It was written very large and clear: A SON MAJESTE, LE ROI DE SUEDE, STOCKHOLM.
I did not know very much French, but I had enough to make that out.
What sort of eagle was this which had flown into our humble little nest?
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