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"Areyouafraidofpoison?"saidtheoldwoman;"look,Iwillcuttheappleintwopieces;youeattheredcheek,andIwilleatthewhite."Theapplewassocunninglymadethatonlytheredcheekwaspoisoned. Snow-whitelongedforthefineapple,andwhenshesawthatthewomanatepartofitshecouldresistnolonger,andstretchedoutherhandandtookthepoisonoushalf. Buthardlyhadsheabitofitinhermouththanshefelldowndead.ThentheQueenlookedatherwithadreadfullook,andlaughedaloudandsaid,"Whiteassnow,redasblood,blackasebony-wood!thistimethedwarfscannotwakeyouupagain."
AndwhensheaskedoftheLooking-glassathome—
"Looking-glass,Looking-glass,onthewall,Whointhislandisthefairestofall?"
itansweredatlast—
"Oh,Queen,inthislandthouartfairestofall."
Thenherenvioushearthadrest,sofarasanenviousheartcanhaverest.
Thedwarfs,whentheycamehomeintheevening,foundSnow-whitelyingupontheground;shebreathednolongerandwasdead. Theyliftedherup,lookedtoseewhethertheycouldfindanythingpoisonous,unlacedher,combedherhair,washedherwithwaterandwine,butitwasallofnouse;thepoorchildwasdead,andremaineddead. Theylaidheruponabier,andallsevenofthemsatrounditandweptforher,andweptthreedayslong.
Thentheyweregoingtoburyher,butshestilllookedasifshewereliving,andstillhadherprettyredcheeks.
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