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Graciosa felt that now indeed she was hopelessly lost, surely not even Percinet could find her in the heart of the earth. 'This is like being buried alive, she said with a shudder. 'Oh, Percinet! if you only knew how I am suffering for my want of trust in you! But how could I be sure that you would not be like other men and tire of me from the moment you were sure I loved you?
I desire that your majesty will punish her, or leave me to do it else I will certainly be revenged upon you both." The king, afraid of losing his casks full of gold pieces, consented, and Graciosa was commanded to appear. She came trembling and looking round vainly for Prince Percinet.
I went near, and peeping over her shoulder, saw that she was reading "The History of Graciosa and Percinet." "Very improving book, sir," remarked the old farmer, with a good-humoured laugh. "We are in the very hottest corner of Fairy Land here. Ha! ha! Stormy night, last night, sir." "Was it, indeed?" I rejoined. "It was not so with me. A lovelier night I never saw." "Indeed!
The stories of the Gospel were mixed up in his mind with the marvelous tales of Ruebezahl, and Gracieuse and Percinet, and the Caliph Haroun-al-Raschid. When he was a little boy he no more doubted the truth of the one than the other.
In this miserable plight Graciosa did indeed regret the fairy palace, and she would have called Percinet to her aid, only she felt sure he was still vexed with her for leaving him, and thought that she could not expect him to come.
Every tree seemed to be sending out a soft radiance, which was clearer than moonlight and softer than daylight, and at the end of a long avenue of trees opposite to her the Princess saw a palace of clear crystal which blazed like the sun. At that moment a slight sound behind her made her start round, and there stood Percinet himself. 'Did I frighten you, my Princess? said he.
She thanked him gratefully for helping her so cleverly, and they laughed and were very merry over the way they had taken in the Duchess and her waiting-maids; but Percinet advised her still to pretend to be ill for a few days, and after promising to come to her aid whenever she needed him, he disappeared as suddenly as he had come.
Percinet was pleased at this, and with one stroke of his wand compelled all the wilful little people to come back to their places in the box, and then rendering the Princess invisible he took her with him in his chariot to the castle.
'Don't be vexed with me, Percinet, she said. 'I am unhappy enough without that. 'But why should you be unhappy, my Princess? cried he. 'Only come with me and we shall be as happy as the day is long together. 'But suppose you get tired of me? said Graciosa. The Prince was so grieved at this want of confidence that he left her without another word.
She spent eight days in his palace days full of every enjoyment; and Percinet tried all the arguments he could think of to induce her to marry him, and remain there for ever. But the good and gentle Graciosa remembered her father who was once so kind to her, and she preferred rather to suffer than to be wanting in duty.
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