但是，有一天，他们惊恐地发现他们期待的富有只是别人凭空捏造的想象。

But then, one day, they discovered to their horror that their supposed wealth was a figment of someone else's imagination.

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在树林深处，他遇到了马修，听马修说完自己的遭遇后，他笑嘻嘻地说：“如果你跟国王解释这一切，我会告诉国王，你为了让他再给你机会，故意捏造一个故事。”

Deep in the woods, he came upon Matthew. After hearing his story, Frederick grinned and said, “If you appeal to the king, I’ll tell him you spun a false tale to gain another chance.”

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我在这里明确地声明：这个谣言纯系居心叵测的亲戚恶意捏造。

I expressly declare here and now that this rumor was simply the invention of evil-minded relations.

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