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Chapter XXVIII. Little Daylight

           Whatagoodthing,forinstance,itwasthatoneprincessshouldsleepforahundredyears!Wasshenotsavedfromalltheplagueofyoungmenwhowerenotworthyofher?Anddidshenotcomeawakeexactlyattherightmomentwhentherightprincekissedher?Formypart,Icannothelpwishingagoodmanygirlswouldsleeptilljustthesamefateovertookthem.Itwouldbehappierforthem,andmoreagreeabletotheirfriends.

           Ofcoursealltheknownfairieswereinvitedtothechristening.Butthekingandqueenneverthoughtofinvitinganoldwitch.

           Forthepowerofthefairiestheyhavebynature;whereasawitchgetsherpowerbywickedness.Theotherfairies,however,knowingthedangerthusrun,providedaswellastheycouldagainstaccidentsfromherquarter.Buttheycouldneitherrenderherpowerless,norcouldtheyarrangetheirgiftsinreferencetohersbeforehand,fortheycouldnottellwhatthosemightbe.

           Ofcoursetheoldhagwastherewithoutbeingasked.Nottobeaskedwasjustwhatshewanted,thatshemighthaveasortofreasonfordoingwhatshewishedtodo.Forsomehoweventhewickedestofcreatureslikesapretextfordoingthewrongthing.

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