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tone than I hope young ladies of rank are in the habit of speaking;Old 

woman�察  �you   will   be   kind   enough   not   to   say  `the   baby��'   but   `the   Prince。' 

Keep away�察�his Royal Highness is just going to sleep。; 

     ;Nevertheless I must kiss him。 I am his god´ mother。; 

     ;You� ─�cried the elegant lady nurse。 

     ;You� ─�repeated all the gentlemen and ladies´in´waiting。 

     ;You� ─  �echoed   the   heralds   and   pagesand   they   began   to   blow   the 

silver trumpets in order to stop all further conversation。 

     The Prince's procession formed itself for returning��the King and his 

train having already  moved off toward   the palace��but on the top´   most 

step of the marble stairs stood�察�right in front of all�察�the little old woman 

clothed in gray。 



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     She stretched herself on tiptoe by the help of her stick�察�and gave the 

little Prince three kisses。 

     ;This is intolerable� ─�cried the young lady nurse�察�wiping the kisses off 

rapidly with her lace handkerchief。 ;Such an insult to his Royal Highness� �

Take yourself out of the way�察�old woman�察�or the King shall be informed 

immediately。; 

     ;The   King   knows   nothing   of   me�察  �more's   the   pity�察─  �replied   the   old 

woman�察�with an indifferent air�察�as if she thought the loss was more on his 

Majesty's side than hers。 ;My friend in the palace is the King's wife。; 

     ;King's     have   not   wives�察  �but   queens�察─   �said   the  lady   nurse�察  �with    a 

contemptuous air。 

     ;You   are   right�察─  �replied   the   old   woman。   ;Nevertheless   I   know   her 

Majesty well�察�and I love her and her child。 Andsince you dropped him on 

the marble stairs ��this she said in a mysterious whisper�察�which made the 

young   lady   tremble   in   spite   of   her   anger��I   choose   to   take   him   for   my 

own�察�and be his godmother�察�ready to help him whenever he wants me。; 

     ;You help him� ─�cried all the group breaking into shouts of laughter�察�to 

which the little old woman paid not the slightest attention。 Her soft gray 

eyes were fixed on the Prince�察�who seemed to answer to the look�察�smiling 

again and again in the causeless�察�aimless fashion that babies do smile。 

     ;His Majesty must hear of this�察─�said a gentleman´in´waiting。 

     ;His Majesty will hear quite enough news in a minute or two�察─�said the 

old woman sadly。 And again stretching up to the little Prince�察�she kissed 

him on the forehead solemnly。 

     ;Be   called   by   a   new   name   which   nobody   has   ever   thought   of。   Be 

Prince Dolor�察�in memory of your mother Dolorez。; 

     ;In memory of� ─�Everybody started at the ominous phrase�察�and also at 

a most terrible breach of etiquette which the old woman had committed。 In 

Nomansland�察  �neither   the   king   nor   the   queen   was   supposed   to   have   any 

Christian name at all。 They dropped it on their coronation day�察�and it never 

was mentioned again till it was engraved on their coffins when they died。 

     ;Old   woman�察  �you   are   exceedingly  ill´bred�察─  �cried   the   eldest   lady´in´ 

waiting�察    �much     horrified。   ;How     you    could   know     the   fact  passes    my 

comprehension。 But even if you did know it�察�how dared you presume to 



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hint that her most gracious Majesty is called Dolorez�拭─�

     ;WAS called Dolorez�察─�said the old woman�察�with a tender solemnity。 

     The     first  gentleman�察    �called    the  Gold´stick´in´      waiting�察    �raised   it  to 

strike her�察 �and   all   the   rest stretched out   their   hands to   seize her�察  �but the 

gray     mantle    melted     from    between      their   fingers   like   air�察 �and�察   �before 

anybody   had   time   to   do   anything   more�察  �there   came   a   heavy�察  �muffled�察�

startling sound。 

     The great bell of the palace the bell which was only heard on the death 

of some one of the royal family�察�and for as many times as he or she was 

years   oldbegan   to   toll。   They   listened�察  �mute   and   horror´stricken。   Some 

one     counted�此    �onetwothreefourup           to   nine´and´twenty        just   the 

Queen's age。 

     It was�察�indeed�察�the Queen。 Her Majesty was dead� �In the midst of the 

festivities   she   had   slipped   away   out   of   her   new   happiness   and   her   old 

sufferings�察  �not   few   nor   small。   Sending   away   all   her   women   to   see   the 

grand sight��at least they said afterward�察�in excuse�察�that she had done so�察�

and   it   was   very   like   her   to   do   it��she   had   turned   with   her   face   to   the 

window�察�whence one could just see the tops of the distant mountains the 

Beautiful Mountains�察�as they were called where she was born。 So gazing�察�

she had quietly died。 

     When the little Prince was carried back to his mother's room�察�there was 

no mother to kiss him。 And�察�though he did not know it�察�there would be for 

him   no     mother's    kiss   any   more。    As    for  his   godmother��the       little  old 

woman   in   gray  who   called   herself   so��whether   she   melted   into   air�察  �like 

her   gown   when   they   touched   it�察  �or   whether   she   flew   out   of   the   chapel 

window�察  �or   slipped   through   the   doorway   among   the   bewildered   crowd�察�

nobody knewnobody ever thought about her。 

     Only the nurse�察�the ordinary homely one�察�coming out of the  Prince's 

nursery   in   the   middle   of   the   night   in   search   of   a   cordial   to   quiet   his 

continual moans�察�saw�察�sitting in the doorway�察�something which she would 

have thought a mere shadow�察�had she not seen shining out of it two eyes�察�

gray   and   soft   and   sweet。   She   put   her   hand   before   her   own�察  �screaming 

loudly。 When she took them away the old woman was gone。 



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                                CHAPTER II 



     Everybody   was   very   kind   to   the   poor   little   prince。   I   think  people 

generally are kind to motherless children�察�whether princes or peasants。 He 

had   a   magnificent     nursery   and    a  regular   suite   of  attendants�察  �and   was 

treated with the greatest respect and state。 Nobody was allowed to talk to 

him   in   silly   baby   language�察  �or   dandle   him�察  �or�察  �above   all   to   kiss   him�察�

though perhaps some people did it surreptitiously�察�for he was such a sweet 

baby that it was difficult to help it。 

     It could not be said that the Prince missed his motherchildren of his 

age cannot do that�察�but somehow after she died everything seemed to go 

wrong      with   him。   From    a  beautiful    baby   he   became     sickly   and   pale�察�

seeming to have almost ceased growing�察�especially in his legs�察�which had 

been so fat and strong。 

     But after   the   day  of   his   christening   they  withered   and   shrank�察�he   no 

longer kicked them out either in passion or play�察�and when�察�as he got to be 

nearly a year old�察�his nurse tried to make him stand upon them�察�he only 

tumbled down。 

     This happened so many times that at last people began to talk about it。 

A prince�察�and not able to stand on his own legs� �What a dreadful thing� �

What a misfortune for the country� �

     Rather a misfortune to him also�察�poor little boy� �but nobody seemed to 

think   of   that。   And   when�察  �after   a   while�察  �his   health   revived�察  �and   the   old 

bright look came back to his sweet little face�察�and his body grew larger and 

stronger�察  �though   still   his   legs   remained   the   same�察  �people   continued   to 

speak of him in whispers�察�and with grave shakes of the head。 Everybody 

knew�察�though nobody said it�察�that   something�察�it was impossible to guess 

what�察�was not quite right with the poor little Prince。 

     Of course�察�nobody hinted this to the King his father�此�it does not do to 

tell great people anything unpleasant。 And besides�察�his Majesty took very 

little notice of his son�察�or of his other affairs�察�beyond the necessary duties 

of his kingdom。 

     People had said he would not miss the Queen at all�察�she having been so 

long an invalid�察�but he did。 After her death he never was quite the same。 



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He established himself in her empty rooms�察�the only rooms in the palace 

whence  one   could   see   the   Beautiful   Mountains�察  �and   was   often   observed 

looking at them as if he thought she had flown away thither�察�and that his 

longing could bring her back again。 And by a curious coincidence�察�which 

nobody dared inquire into�察�he desired that the Prince might be called�察�not 

by any of the four´and´twenty grand names given him by his godfathers 

and   godmothers�察  �but   by   the   identical   name   mentioned   by   the   little   old 

woman in grayDolor�察�after his mother Dolorez。 

     Once     a  week�察   �according     to   established    state   custom�察   �the   Prince�察�

dressed in his very best�察�was brought to the King his father for half an hour�察�

but   his   Majesty   was   generally   too   ill   and   too   melancholy   to   pay   much 

heed to the child。 

     Only   once�察    �when    he  and   the   Crown´Prince�察     �who    was    exceedingly 

attentive   to   his   royal   brother�察  �were   sitting   together�察  �with   Prince   Dolor 

playing   in   a   corner   of   the   room�察  �dragging   himself   about   with   his   arms 

rather than his legs�察�and sometimes trying feebly to crawl from one chair 

to another�察�it seemed to strike the father that all w

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