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Chapter 5

           

           “Oh,butIknownothingaboutpainting.Itseemstomeoneonlyhastolook,andpaintwhatonesees.”

           “ButIdon’tknowhowtosee!”

           “Nonsense,whatrubbishyoutalk!”themotherstruckin.“Notknowhowtosee!Openyoureyesandlook!Ifyoucan’tseehere,youwon’tseeabroadeither.Telluswhatyousawyourself,prince!”

           “Yes,that’sbetter,”saidAdelaida;“theprincelearnedtoseeabroad.”

           “Oh,Ihardlyknow!Yousee,Ionlywenttorestoremyhealth.Idon’tknowwhetherIlearnedtosee,exactly.Iwasveryhappy,however,nearlyallthetime.”

           “Happy!youcanbehappy?”criedAglaya.“Thenhowcanyousayyoudidnotlearntosee?Ishouldthinkyoucouldteachustosee!”

           “Oh!doteachus,”laughedAdelaida.

           “Oh!Ican’tdothat,”saidtheprince,laughingtoo.“IlivedalmostallthewhileinonelittleSwissvillage;whatcanIteachyou?AtfirstIwasonlyjustnotabsolutelydull;thenmyhealthbegantoimprovetheneverydaybecamedearerandmoreprecioustome,andthelongerIstayed,thedearerbecamethetimetome;somuchsothatIcouldnothelpobservingit;butwhythiswasso,itwouldbedifficulttosay.”

           “Sothatyoudidn’tcaretogoawayanywhereelse?”

           “Well,atfirstIdid;Iwasrestless;Ididn’tknowhoweverIshouldmanagetosupportlifeyouknowtherearesuchmoments,especiallyinsolitude.

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