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Updated: May 11, 2025
They were obliged to carry their masters to festivals given in honor of Rosette's marriage and they were mad with rage when they heard the praises lavished upon the young couple and in seeing Rosette pass by, beautiful, radiant and adored by Charmant. The fairy had resolved that they should not return to their original forms till their hearts were changed.
Every year they sent a small sum of money to the farmer to pay Rosette's expenses and asked some questions as to her health, but they never came to see her nor disturbed themselves about her education. Rosette would indeed have been very rude and ignorant if her good godmother, the fairy Puissante, had not sent her teachers and all that was necessary.
Then the Queen was very much ashamed, and she saw that the King was vexed with her; so she told him all that the fairies had predicted about Rosette, and begged him to think how the misfortunes might be prevented. Then it was the King's turn to look sad, and at last he said: 'I see no way of saving our sons except by having Rosette's head cut off while she is still little.
Petite maman smoothed out her apron, crossed her arms before her, and looked the sergeant quite straight in the face. Rosette's eyes were full of tears, but she showed no signs of fear either, although her shoulder where one of the gendarmes had seized it so roughly was terribly painful. "Your husband, citizeness," asked the sergeant peremptorily, "where is he?"
Rosette's language became more and more violent, till Servadac, feigning to be provoked beyond endurance, cried: "You forget, sir, that you are addressing the Governor-General of Gallia." "Governor-General! humbug!" roared Rosette. "Gallia is my comet!" "I deny it," said Servadac. "Gallia has lost its chance of getting back to the earth. Gallia has nothing to do with you.
"When, oh! when, my dear Rosette, will you permit me to ask your hand of your father? In my kingdom every one will love you and I more than all the rest." "To-morrow, dear prince, I will send you the reply of my godmother whom I shall question on the subject this evening." They were now summoned to dinner. Charmant placed himself at Rosette's side and they conversed in a most agreeable manner.
But the professor was in the worst of tempers. Generally taciturn and morose, he was more than usually uncivil whenever any one ventured to speak to him. The loss of his telescope had doubtless a great deal to do with his ill-humor; but the captain drew the most favorable conclusions from Rosette's continued irritation.
Even in his sleep Rosette's irritable nature revealed itself.
Prince Charmant was enchanted by this gracious reply and, notwithstanding the malice of Orangine and Roussette, who tried in every possible way to attract him to themselves, he did not leave Rosette's side for a moment. After breakfast they descended to the court for a ride on horseback.
Petite maman and Rosette the while were still standing quietly in the middle of the room, their arms folded underneath their aprons, their wide-open, anxious eyes fixed into space. Rosette's tears were falling slowly, one by one down her cheeks, but petite maman was dry-eyed. She was thinking, and thinking as she had never had occasion to think before.
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