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making a profound reverence�察 �Madam�察─ �said he�察 �since I have had the
honor to serve you�察�I know not any other happiness that I can wish for。;
;I should be sorry�察─ �replied she�察 �not to be of service to you in
something�察 �consider�察 �it is in my power to bestow on you long life�察�
kingdoms�察�riches�察�to give you mines of diamonds and houses full of gold�察�I
can make you an excellent orator�察�poet�察�musician�察�and painter�察�or�察�if you
desire it�察�a spirit of the air�察�the water�察�or the earth。;
Here Leander interrupted her。 ;Permit me�察 �madam�察─ �said he�察 �to ask
you what benefit it would be to me to be a spirit�拭─�
;Much�察─�replied the fairy�察 �you would be invisible when you pleased�察�
and might in an instant traverse the whole earth�察�you would be able to fly
without wings�察�to descend into the abyss of the earth without dying�察�and
walk at the bottom of the sea without being drowned�察 �nor doors�察 �nor
windows�察 �though fast shut and locked�察 �could hinder you from entering
anywhere�察�and whenever you had a mind�察�you might resume your natural
form。;
;Oh�察�madam� ─�cried Leander�察 �then let me be a spirit�察�I am going to
travel�察�and should prefer it above all those other advantages you have so
generously offered me。;
Gentilla thereupon stroking his face three times�察 �Be a spirit�察─�said she�察�
and then�察 �embracing him�察 �she gave him a little red cap with a plume of
feathers。 ;When you put on this cap you shall be invisible�察�but when you
take it off you shall again become visible。;
Leander�察 �overjoyed�察 �put his little red cap upon his head and wished
himself in the forest�察�that he might gather some wild roses which he had
observed there�此�his body immediately became as light as thought�察�he flew
through the window like a bird�察�though�察�in flying over the river�察�he was not
without fear lest he should fall into it�察�and the power of the fairy not be
able to save him。 But he arrived in safety at the rose´ bushes�察�plucked the
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three roses�察�and returned immediately to his chamber�察�presented his roses
to the fairy�察 �overjoyed that his first experiments had succeeded so well。
She bade him keep the roses�察�for that one of them would supply him with
money whenever he wanted it�察 �that if he put the other into his mistress'
bosom�察�he would know whether she was faithful or not�察�and that the third
would keep him always in good health。 Then�察�without staying to receive
his thanks�察�she wished him success in his travels and disappeared。
Leander�察�infinitely pleased�察�settled his affairs�察�mounted the finest horse
in the stable�察�called Gris´de´line�察�and attended by some of his servants in
livery�察�made his return to court。 Now you must know Furibon had given
out that had it not been for his courage Leander would have murdered him
when they were a´hunting�察 �so the king�察�being importuned by the queen�察�
gave orders that Leander should be apprehended。 But when he came�察�he
showed so much courage and resolution that Furibon ran to the queen's
chamber and prayed her to order him to be seized。 The queen�察�who was
extremely diligent in everything that her son desired�察�went immediately to
the king。 Furibon�察 �being impatient to know what would be resolved�察�
followed her�察 �but stopped at the door and laid his ear to the keyhole�察�
putting his hair aside that he might the better hear what was said。 At the
same time�察�Leander entered the court´hall of the palace with his red cap
upon his head�察�and perceiving Furibon listening at the door of the king's
chamber�察 �he took a nail and a hammer and nailed his ear to the door。
Furibon began to roar�察�so that the queen�察�hearing her son's voice�察�ran and
opened the door�察�and�察�pulling it hastily�察�tore her son's ear from his head。
Half out of her wits�察�she set him in her lap�察�took up his ear�察�kissed it�察�and
clapped it again upon its place�察�but the invisible Leander�察�seizing upon a
handful of twigs�察�with which they corrected the king's little dogs�察�gave the
queen several lashes upon her hands�察 �and her son as many on the nose�此�
upon which the queen cried out�察 �Murder� �murder� ─�and the king looked
about�察�and the people came running in�察�but nothing was to be seen。 Some
cried that the queen was mad�察�and that her madness proceeded from her
grief to see that her son had lost one ear�察�and the king was as ready as any
to believe it�察�so that when she came near him he avoided her�察�which made
a very ridiculous scene。 Leander�察�then leaving the chamber�察�went into the
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garden�察�and there�察�assuming his own shape�察�he boldly began to pluck the
queen's cherries�察�apricots�察�strawberries�察�and flowers�察�though he knew she
set such a high value on them that it was as much as a man's life was
worth to touch one。 The gardeners�察 �all amazed�察 �came and told their
majesties that Prince Leander was making havoc of all the fruits and
flowers in the queen's gardens
;What insolence� ─�said the queen�此�then turning to Furibon�察 �my pretty
child�察 �forget the pain of thy ear but for a moment�察 �and fetch that vile
wretch hither�察�take our guards�察�both horse and foot�察�seize him�察�and punish
him as he deserves。;
Furibon�察�encouraged by his mother�察�and attended by a great number of
armed soldiers�察�entered the garden and saw Leander�察�who�察�taking refuge
under a tree�察�pelted them all with oranges。 But when they came running
toward him�察�thinking to have seized him�察�he was not to be seen�察�he had
slipped behind Furibon�察�who was in a bad condition already。 But Leander
played him one trick more�察�for he pushed him down upon the gravel walk�察�
and frightened him so that the soldiers had to take him up�察�carry him away�察�
and put him to bed。
Satisfied with this revenge�察�he returned to his servants�察�who waited for
him�察�and giving them money�察�sent them back to his castle�察�that none might
know the secret of his red cap and roses。 As yet he had not determined
whither to go�察 �however�察 �he mounted his fine horse Gris´ de´line�察 �and�察�
laying the reins upon his neck�察 �let him take his own road�此 �at length he
arrived in a forest�察�where he stopped to shelter himself from the heat。 He
had not been above a minute there before he heard a lamentable noise of
sighing and sobbing�察 �and looking about him�察 �beheld a man�察 �who ran�察�
stopped�察�then ran again�察�sometimes crying�察�sometimes silent�察�then tearing
his hair�察�then thumping his breast like some unfortunate madman。 Yet he
seemed to be both handsome and young�此 �his garments had been
magnificent�察�but he had torn them all to tatters。 The prince�察 �moved with
compassion�察 �made toward him�察 �and mildly accosted him。 ;Sir�察─ �said he�察�
;your condition appears so deplorable that I must ask the cause of your
sorrow�察�assuring you of every assistance in my power。;
;Oh�察�sir�察─�answered the young man�察 �nothing can cure my grief�察�this
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day my dear mistress is to be sacrificed to a rich old ruffian of a husband
who will make her miserable。;
;Does she love you�察�then�拭─�asked Leander。
;I flatter myself so�察─�answered the young man。
;Where is she�拭─�continued Leander。
;In the castle at the end of this forest�察─�replied the lover。
;Very well�察─�said Leander�察 �stay you here till I come again�察�and in a
little while I will bring you good news。;
He then put on his little red cap and wished himself in the castle。 He
had hardly got thither before he heard all sorts of music�察�he entered into a
great room�察�where the friends and kindred of the old man and the young
lady were assembled。 No one could look more amiable than she�察�but the
paleness of her complexion�察 �the melancholy that appeared in her
countenance�察�and the tears that now and then dropped�察�as it were by stealth
from her eyes�察�betrayed the trouble of her mind。
Leander now became invisible�察�and placed himself in a corner of the
room。 He soon perceived the father and mother of the bride�察�and coming
behind the mother's chair�察 �whispered in her ear�察 �If you marry your
daughter to that old dotard�察�before eight days are over you shall certainly
die。; The woman�察�frightened to hear such a terrible sentence pronounced
upon her�察�and yet not know from whence it came�察�gave a loud shriek and
dropped upon the floor。 Her husband asked what ailed her�此�she cried that
she was a dead woman if the marriage of her daughter went forward�察�and
therefore she would not consent to it for all the world。 Her husband
laughed at her and called her a fool。 But the invisible Leander accosting
the man�察�threatened him in the same way�察�which frightened him so terribly
that he also insisted on the marriage being broken off。 When the lover
complained�察�Leander trod hard upon his gouty toes and rang such an alarm
in his ears that�察�not being able any longer to hear himself speak�察�away he
limped�察�glad enough to go。 The real lover soon appeared�察�and he and hi