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Chapter XXVIII. Little Daylight

           Themomentshesawhimsheknewquitewellwhohewasandwhatwasgoingtocomeofit;butshewasnotatlibertytointerferewiththeorderlymarchofevents.Shereceivedhimwiththekindnessshewouldhaveshowntoanyothertraveller,andgavehimbreadandmilk,whichhethoughtthemostdeliciousfoodhehadevertasted,wonderingthattheydidnothaveitfordinneratthepalacesometimes.Theoldwomanpressedhimtostayallnight.Whenheawokehewasamazedtofindhowwellandstronghefelt.Shewouldnottakeanyofthemoneyheoffered,butbeggedhim,ifhefoundoccasionofcontinuingintheneighbourhood,toreturnandoccupythesamequarters.

           “Thankyoumuch,goodmother,”answeredtheprince;“butthereislittlechanceofthat.ThesoonerIgetoutofthiswoodthebetter.”

           “Idon’tknowthat,”saidthefairy.

           “Whatdoyoumean?”askedtheprince.

           “Why,howshouldIknow?”returnedshe.

           “Ican’ttell,”saidtheprince.

           “Verywell,”saidthefairy.

           “Howstrangelyyoutalk!”saidtheprince.

           “DoI?”saidthefairy.

           “Yes,youdo,”saidtheprince.

           “Verywell,”saidthefairy.

           Theprincewasnotusedtobespokentointhisfashion,sohefeltalittleangry,andturnedandwalkedaway.Butthisdidnotoffendthefairy.Shestoodatthedoorofherlittlehouselookingafterhimtillthetreeshidhimquite.Thenshesaid“Atlast!”andwentin.

           Theprincewanderedandwandered,andgotnowhere.Thesunsankandsankandwentoutofsight,andheseemednonearertheendofthewoodthanever.

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