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Chapter XXVIII. Little Daylight

           Soyouseethatsomehow,foralltheircleverness,wickedfairiesaredreadfullystupid,for,althoughfromthebeginningoftheworldtheyhavereallyhelpedinsteadofthwartingthegoodfairies,notoneofthemisabitwiserforit.Shewilltrythebadthingjustastheyalldidbeforeher;andsucceedsnobetterofcourse.

           Theprincehadsofarstolenamarchupontheswamp-fairythatshedidnotknowhewasintheneighbourhooduntilafterhehadseentheprincessthosethreetimes.Whensheknewit,sheconsoledherselfbythinkingthattheprincessmustbefartooproudandtoomodestforanyyoungmantoventureeventospeaktoherbeforehehadseenhersixtimesatleast.Buttherewasevenlessdangerthanthewickedfairythought;for,howevermuchtheprincessmightdesiretobesetfree,shewasdreadfullyafraidofthewrongprince.Now,however,thefairywasgoingtodoallshecould.

           Shesocontriveditbyherdeceitfulspells,thatthenextnighttheprincecouldnotbyanyendeavourfindhiswaytotheglade.Itwouldtakemetoolongtotellhertricks.Theywouldbeamusingtous,whoknowthattheycouldnotdoanyharm,buttheyweresomethingotherthanamusingtothepoorprince.Hewanderedabouttheforesttilldaylight,andthenfellfastasleep.Thesamethingoccurredforsevenfollowingdays,duringwhichneithercouldhefindthegoodfairy’scottage.Afterthethirdquarterofthemoon,however,thebadfairythoughtshemightbeateaseabouttheaffairforafortnightatleast,fortherewasnochanceoftheprincewishingtokisstheprincessduringthatperiod.

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