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     Alexander on a ride up into the mountains.  The king     watched Alexander closely and seemed satisfied both with     Alexander’s manners and his ability to work with horses     and deal with the situations they encountered.            As her parents were saying good-bye, she felt a slight     twinge of homesickness.  It was different than she had felt     before.  It was the feeling a person feels when she knows     what she calls home is making way for a new life, as she,     herself, is changing from a girl to a woman.            Her father told her they would be back to take her     home in three months, at the end of summer.  She said she     would be glad to see them.  He then turned to Alexander.     “You take good care of my daughter.”            Alexander bowed.  “I will, Your Majesty.”            Then the king looked from one of them to the other     and smiled for a brief moment.  Louise wondered if he     truly knew more than she thought.  As she hugged him     good-bye one last time, and he kissed her, she truly knew     her father loved her, despite their differences, or perhaps,     more likely, because of their similarities.  As she waved     their carriage down the road, she vowed that, someday,     when the time was right, she truly would make sure her     parents got to taste raspberries with milk and honey candy.                                       75
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