--- title: The Porter's Son, part 3 — Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen · full text with trees · page 2 description: The Porter's Son, part 3, «Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen» by H. C. Andersen: the whole chapter, every sentence with its dependency tree and pragmatics. It begins: "Yes, that I must," said Emily, "if you and my father do not say 'yes.'" --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg27200/148/page/2/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [tales](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/) / [Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg27200/) / The Porter's Son, part 3 # The Porter's Son, part 3 · page 2 [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg27200/148/) **2** - [101](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg27200/148/101/) — He spoke loud and distinctly. - [102](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg27200/148/102/) — The domino raised his mask, and it was George. " - [103](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg27200/148/103/) — Do you repeat your invitation, General?" he asked. - [104](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg27200/148/104/) — The General certainly seemed to grow an inch taller, assumed a more stately demeanor, and took two steps backward and one step forward, as if he were dancing a minuet, and then came as much gravity and expression into the face of the General as the General could contrive to infuse into it; but he replied, - [105](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg27200/148/105/) — "I never retract my words! - [106](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg27200/148/106/) — You are invited, Professor!" and he bowed with a glance at the King, who must have heard the whole dialogue. - [107](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg27200/148/107/) — Now, there was a company to dinner at the General's, but only the old Count and his protege were invited. - [108](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg27200/148/108/) — "I have my foot under his table," thought George. " - [109](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg27200/148/109/) — That's laying the foundation stone." - [110](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg27200/148/110/) — And the foundation stone was really laid, with great ceremony, at the house of the General and of the General's lady. - [111](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg27200/148/111/) — The man had come, and had spoken quite like a person in good society, and had made himself very agreeable, so that the General had often to repeat his "Charming!" - [112](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg27200/148/112/) — The General talked of this dinner, talked of it even to a court lady; and this lady, one of the most intellectual persons about the court, asked to be invited to meet the Professor the next time he should come. - [113](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg27200/148/113/) — So he had to be invited again; and he was invited, and came, and was charming again; he could even play chess. - [114](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg27200/148/114/) — "He's not out of the cellar," said the General; "he's quite a distinguished person. - [115](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg27200/148/115/) — There are many distinguished persons of that kind, and it's no fault of his." - [116](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg27200/148/116/) — The Professor, who was received in the King's palace, might very well be received by the General; but that he could ever belong to the house was out of the question, only the whole town was talking of it. - [117](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg27200/148/117/) — He grew and grew. - [118](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg27200/148/118/) — The dew of favor fell from above, so no one was surprised after all that he should become a Privy Councillor, and Emily a Privy Councillor's lady. - [119](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg27200/148/119/) — "Life is either a tragedy or a comedy," said the General. " - [120](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg27200/148/120/) — In tragedies they die, in comedies they marry one another." - [121](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg27200/148/121/) — In this case they married. - [122](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg27200/148/122/) — And they had three clever boys--but not all at once. - [123](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg27200/148/123/) — The sweet children rode on their hobby-horses through all the rooms when they came to see the grandparents. - [124](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg27200/148/124/) — And the General also rode on his stick; he rode behind them in the character of groom to the little Privy Councillors. - [125](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg27200/148/125/) — And the General's lady sat on her sofa and smiled at them, even when she had her severest headache. - [126](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg27200/148/126/) — So far did George get, and much further; else it had not been worth while to tell the story of THE PORTER'S SON. 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