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THE UNDESIRED PRINCESS AND THE ENCHANTED BUNNY

This is a work of fiction. All the characters and events portrayed in this
book are fictional, and any resemblance to real people or incidents is purely
coincidental.

"The Undesired Princess" copyright © 1942 by Street & Smith Publications, Inc.
Copyright © 1951 by L. Sprague de Camp. Copyright © 1990 by David Drake

All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this book or portions
thereof in any form.

A Baen Books Original

Baen Publishing Enterprises 260 Fifth Avenue New York, N.Y. 10001

ISBN: 0-671-69875-3 Cover art by Gary RuckleII First printing, May 1990

THE UNDESIRED PRINCESS

* Sprague de Camp

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Printed in the United States of America

1

K.OLLIN HOBART LOOKED UP from his flow charts through the haze of smoke and
said: "Come in." When the door opened, he added: "Hello, George." Pause.
"Didn't you say something about bringing a friend?"

George Prince answered the hello. He was a young man of no great importance
either in the world wherein he lived or in this story, so there is no point in
describing him. He added: "He'll be along. My gosh. Roily, don't you ever do
anything in the evenings but work?"

"Sometimes. Who's this friend?"

"His name's Hoimon."

"Hermann?"

"No, Hoimon. H-O-I-M-O-N."

"Hoimon what? Or what Hoimon?"

"Nothing; just Hoimon. H-O-"