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tissue,andshewasaspaleastheSnowPalaceinwhichshehad

alwayslived.Sopalewasshethatasshedrovethroughthe

streetsallthepeoplewondered."

Sheislikeawhiterose!

"

they

cried,andtheythrewdownflowersonherfromthebalconies.

AtthegateoftheCastlethePrincewaswaitingtoreceiveher.

Hehaddreamyvioleteyes,andhishairwaslikefinegold.When

hesawherhesankupononeknee,andkissedherhand.

Yourpicturewasbeautiful,"

hemurmured,"

butyouaremore

beautifulthanyourpicture"

;

andthelittlePrincessblushed.

Shewaslikeawhiterosebefore,"

saidayoungPagetohis

neighbour,"

butsheislikearedrosenow"

andthewholeCourt

wasdelighted.

Forthenextthreedayseverybodywentaboutsaying,"

Whiterose,

Redrose,Redrose,Whiterose"

andtheKinggaveordersthatthe

Page'

ssalarywastobedoubled.Ashereceivednosalaryatall

thiswasnotofmuchusetohim,butitwasconsideredagreat

honour,andwasdulypublishedintheCourtGazette.

Whenthethreedayswereoverthemarriagewascelebrated.Itwas

amagnificentceremony,andthebrideandbridegroomwalkedhandin

handunderacanopyofpurplevelvetembroideredwithlittle

pearls.ThentherewasaStateBanquet,whichlastedforfive

hours.ThePrinceandPrincesssatatthetopoftheGreatHall

anddrankoutofacupofclearcrystal.Onlytrueloverscould

drinkoutofthiscup,foriffalselipstouchedit,itgrewgrey

anddullandcloudy.

It'

squiteclearthattheyloveeachother,"

saidthelittlePage,

asclearascrystal!

andtheKingdoubledhissalaryasecond

time."

Whatanhonour!

criedallthecourtiers.

AfterthebanquettherewastobeaBall.Thebrideandbridegroom

weretodancetheRose-dancetogether,andtheKinghadpromisedto

playtheflute.Heplayedverybadly,butnoonehadeverdaredto

tellhimso,becausehewastheKing.Indeed,heknewonlytwo

airs,andwasneverquitecertainwhichonehewasplaying;

butit

madenomatter,for,whateverhedid,everybodycriedout,

Charming!

charming!

Thelastitemontheprogrammewasagranddisplayoffireworks,to

beletoffexactlyatmidnight.ThelittlePrincesshadneverseen

afireworkinherlife,sotheKinghadgivenordersthattheRoyal

Pyrotechnistshouldbeinattendanceonthedayofhermarriage.

Whatarefireworkslike?

shehadaskedthePrince,onemorning,

asshewaswalkingontheterrace.

TheyareliketheAuroraBorealis,"

saidtheKing,whoalways

answeredquestionsthatwereaddressedtootherpeople,"

onlymuch

morenatural.Ipreferthemtostarsmyself,asyoualwaysknow

whentheyaregoingtoappear,andtheyareasdelightfulasmyown

flute-playing.Youmustcertainlyseethem."

SoattheendoftheKing'

sgardenagreatstandhadbeensetup,

andassoonastheRoyalPyrotechnisthadputeverythinginits

properplace,thefireworksbegantotalktoeachother.

Theworldiscertainlyverybeautiful,"

criedalittleSquib.

Justlookatthoseyellowtulips.Why!

iftheywererealcrackers

theycouldnotbelovelier.IamverygladIhavetravelled.

Travelimprovesthemindwonderfully,anddoesawaywithallone'

s

prejudices."

sgardenisnottheworld,youfoolishsquib,"

saidabig

RomanCandle;

"

theworldisanenormousplace,anditwouldtake

youthreedaystoseeitthoroughly."

Anyplaceyouloveistheworldtoyou,"

exclaimedapensive

CatherineWheel,whohadbeenattachedtoanolddealboxinearly

life,andpridedherselfonherbrokenheart;

butloveisnot

fashionableanymore,thepoetshavekilledit.Theywrotesomuch

aboutitthatnobodybelievedthem,andIamnotsurprised.True

lovesuffers,andissilent.Iremembermyselfonce-Butitis

nomatternow.Romanceisathingofthepast."

Nonsense!

saidtheRomanCandle,"

Romanceneverdies.Itislike

themoon,andlivesforever.Thebrideandbridegroom,for

instance,loveeachotherverydearly.Iheardallaboutthemthis

morningfromabrown-papercartridge,whohappenedtobestayingin

thesamedrawerasmyself,andknewthelatestCourtnews."

ButtheCatherineWheelshookherhead."

Romanceisdead,Romance

isdead,Romanceisdead,"

shemurmured.Shewasoneofthose

peoplewhothinkthat,ifyousaythesamethingoverandovera

greatmanytimes,itbecomestr