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and    will   have    nothing    in  your    memory      that  can   prevent    your    being 

perfectly happy in my palace。 I will send for some�察�in a golden goblet�察�the 

moment we arrive。; 

     ;O�察�no�察�no�察�no� ─�cried Proserpina�察�weeping afresh。 ;I had a thousand 

times rather be miserable with remembering my mother�察�than be happy in 

forgetting her。 That dear�察�dear mother� �I never�察�never will forget her。; 

     ;We shall see�察─�said King Pluto。 ;You do not know what fine times we 

will have   in   my  palace。   Here   we   are   just   at   the   portal。 These   pillars   are 

solid gold�察�I assure you。; 

     He alighted from the chariot�察�and taking Proserpina in his arms�察�carried 

her   up   a   lofty   flight   of   steps   into   the   great   hall   of   the   palace。   It   was 

splendidly illuminated by means of large precious stones�察�of various hues�察�

which seemed to   burn like so   many lamps�察�and   glowed with a hundred´ 

fold radiance all through the vast apartment。 And yet there was a kind of 

gloom in the midst of this enchanted light�察�nor was there a single object in 

the   hall   that   was   really   agreeable   to   behold�察  �except   the   little   Proserpina 

herself�察�a lovely child�察�with one earthly flower which she had not let fall 

from   her   hand。   It   is   my   opinion   that   even   King   Pluto   had   never   been 

happy in his palace�察�and that this was the true reason why he had stolen 

away Proserpina�察�in order that he might have something to love�察�instead of 

cheating      his  heart   any   longer    with   this   tiresome    magnificence。       And�察�

though   he   pretended   to   dislike   the   sunshine   of   the   upper   world�察  �yet   the 

effect of the child's presence�察�bedimmed as she was by her tears�察�was as if 

a faint and watery sunbeam had somehow or other found its way into the 

enchanted hall。 

     Pluto   now   summoned   his   domestics�察  �and   bade   them   lose   no   time   in 

preparing a most sumptuous banquet�察�and above all things�察�not to fail of 

setting a golden beaker of the water of Lethe by Proserpina's plate。 

     ;I will neither drink that nor anything else�察─�said Proserpina。 ;Nor will 

I taste a morsel of food�察�even if you keep me forever in your palace。; 

     ;I should be sorry for that�察─�replied King Pluto�察�patting her cheek�察�for 

he really wished to be kind�察�if he had only known how。 ;You are a spoiled 



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child�察 �I   perceive�察 �my  little   Proserpina�察  �but   when   you   see the   nice   things 

which my cook will make for you�察�your appetite will quickly come again。; 

     Then�察�sending for the head cook�察�he gave strict orders that all sorts of 

delicacies�察�such as young people are usually fond of�察�should be set before 

Proserpina。 He had a secret motive in this�察�for�察�you are to understand�察�it is 

a fixed law�察�that when persons are carried off to the land of magic�察�if they 

once taste any food there�察�they can never get back to their friends。 Now�察�if 

King   Pluto   had   been   cunning   enough   to   offer   Proserpina   some   fruit�察  �or 

bread and milk ��which was the simple fare to which the child had always 

been   accustomed���察  �it   is   very   probable   that   she   would   soon   have   been 

tempted to eat it。 But he left the matter entirely to his cook�察�who�察�like all 

other   cooks�察  �considered   nothing   fit   to   eat   unless   it   were   rich   pastry�察  �or 

highly´seasoned   meat�察  �or   spiced   sweet   cakesthings   which   Proserpina's 

mother had never given her�察�and the smell of which quite took away her 

appetite�察�instead of sharpening it。 

     But my  story  must   now  clamber out   of   King   Pluto's dominions�察 �and 

see    what    Mother     Ceres    had   been    about�察   �since   she   was   bereft    of  her 

daughter。 We had a glimpse of her�察�as you remember�察�half hidden among 

the waving grain�察�while the four black steeds were swiftly whirling along 

the   chariot�察  �in   which   her   beloved   Proserpina   was   so   unwillingly   borne 

away。   You   recollect�察  �too�察  �the   loud   scream   which   Proserpina   gave�察  �just 

when the chariot was out of sight。 

     Of all the child's outcries�察�this last shriek was the only one that reached 

the   ears of   Mother   Ceres。   She   had   mistaken   the   rumbling of   the   chariot 

wheels for a peal of thunder�察�and imagined that a shower was coming up�察�

and that it would assist her in making the corn grow。 But�察�at the sound of 

Proserpina's shriek�察�she started�察�and looked about in   every direction�察  �not 

knowing       whence      it  came�察  �but   feeling    almost    certain    that  it  was    her 

daughter's voice。 It seemed so unaccountable�察�however�察�that the girl should 

have   strayed   over   so   many   lands   and   seas   ��which   she   herself   could   not 

have traversed without the aid of her winged dragons���察�that the good Ceres 

tried to believe that it must be the child of some other parent�察�and not her 

own darling Proserpina�察�who had uttered this lamentable cry。 Nevertheless�察�

it troubled her with a vast many tender fears�察�such as are ready to bestir 



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themselves in every mother's heart�察�when she finds it necessary to go away 

from   her    dear   children    without    leaving    them   under    the   care  of  some 

maiden aunt�察�or other such faithful guardian。 So she quickly left the field 

in which she had been so busy�察�and�察�as her work was not half done�察�the 

grain looked�察�next day�察�as if it needed both sun and rain�察�and as if it were 

blighted in the ear�察�and had something the matter with its roots。 

     The pair of dragons must have had very nimble wings�察�for�察�in less than 

an hour�察�Mother Ceres had alighted at the door of her home�察�and found it 

empty。 Knowing�察�however�察�that the child was fond of sporting on the sea´ 

shore�察�she hastened thither as fast as she could�察�and there beheld the wet 

faces of the poor sea nymphs peeping over a wave。 All this while�察�the good 

creatures   had   been   waiting   on   the  bank of   sponge�察  �and once�察  �every  half 

minute or so�察�had popped up their four heads above water�察�to see if their 

playmate were yet coming back。 When they saw Mother Ceres�察�they sat 

down on the crest of the surf wave�察�and let it toss them ashore at her feet。 

     ;Where is Proserpina�拭─�cried Ceres。 ;Where is my child�拭�Tell me�察�you 

naughty sea nymphs�察�have you enticed her under the sea�拭─�

     ;O�察  �no�察  �good   Mother   Ceres�察─  �said   the   innocent   sea   nymphs�察  �tossing 

back their  green ringlets�察 �and looking   her in the  face。 ;We  never  should 

dream of such a thing。 Proserpina has been at play with us�察�it is true�察�but 

she left us a long while ago�察�meaning only to run a little way upon the dry 

land�察�and gather some flowers for a wreath。 This was early in the day�察�and 

we have seen nothing of her since。; 

     Ceres scarcely waited to hear what the nymphs had to say�察�before she 

hurried   off   to   make   inquiries   all   through   the   neighborhood。   But   nobody 

told   her   anything   that   would   enable   the   poor   mother   to   guess   what   had 

become      of   Proserpina。    A   fisherman�察    �it  is  true�察 �had   noticed   her   little 

footprints in the sand�察�as he went homeward along the beach with a basket 

of   fish�察  �a   rustic   had   seen   the   child   stooping   to   gather   flowers�察  �several 

persons had heard either the rattling of chariot wheels�察�or the rumbling of 

distant thunder�察  �and one old   woman�察�while   plucking vervain   and   catnip�察�

had   heard   a   scream�察  �but   supposed   it   to   be   some   childish   nonsense�察  �and 

therefore  did   not take   the  trouble to look   up。 The stupid   people�  �It   took 

them such a tedious while to tell the nothing that they knew�察�that it was 



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dark night before Mother Ceres found out that she must seek her daughter 

elsewhere。 So she lighted a torch�察�and set forth�察�resolving never to come 

back until Proserpina was discovered。 

     In   her   haste   and   trouble   of   mind�察  �she   quite   forgot   her   car   and   the 

winged dragons�察�or�察�it may be�察�she thought that she could follow up the 

search more thoroughly on foot。 At all events�察�this was the way in which 

she began her sorrowful journey�察�holding her torch before her�察�and looking 

carefully at every object along the path。 And as it happened�察�she had not 

gone far before she found one of the magnificent flowers which grew on 

the shrub that Proserpina had pulled up。 

     ;Ha� ─    �thought    Mother    Ceres�察   �examining      it  by  torchlight。   ;Here    is 

mischief in this flower� �The earth did not produce it by any help of mine�察�

nor   of   its   own   accord。   It   is   the   work   of   enchantment�察  �and   is   therefore 

poisonous�察�and perhaps it has poisoned my poor child。; 

     But she put the poisonous flower in her bosom�察�not knowing whether 

she might ever find any other memorial of Proserpina。 

     All   night   long�察  �at   the   door   of   every   cottage   and   farm´house�察  �Ceres 

knocked�察�and called up the weary laborers to inquire if they had seen her 

child�察   �and   they   stood�察  �gaping    and   half´   asleep�察  �at  the  threshold�察   �and 

answered her pityingly�察�and besought her to come in and rest。 At the portal 

of every palace�察�too�察�she made so loud a summons that the menials hurried 

to throw open the gate�察�thinking that it must be some great king or queen�察�

who would demand a banquet for supper and a stately chamber to repose 

in。 And when they saw only a sad and anxio

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