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By this time the genius's passion for Toupette, which had caused all these troubles, had died out, and he willingly accepted the terms of peace offered by Zeprady, though he informed the prince that he still believed the fairy to be guilty of the dreadful change in the girl.
A murmur of curiosity arose from the crowd, while Cornichon and Toupette trembled with astonishment. 'No, went on Dindonette, 'never should I have the cruelty to leave one of you to decay, while the other enjoys the glory of youth. And as I cannot restore you both at once to what you were, one half of each of your bodies shall become young again, while the other half goes on its way to decay.
When Toupette was told that she was to see her old lover again, her heart leapt with joy; but soon the recollection came to her of all that had happened, and she remembered that Cornichon would be changed as well as she.
'Ah, Toupette: my dear Toupette! cried Cornichon, as soon as they were left alone; 'now that we are once more united, let our past troubles be forgotten. 'Our past troubles! answered she, 'and what do you call our lost beauty and the dreadful future before us? You are looking fifty years older than when I saw you last, and I know too well that fate has treated me no better!
'Happy is he, she began, 'who can repair the evil he has caused, but happier he who has never caused any. As nobody contradicted this remark, she continued: 'To me it is only allowed to undo one half of the mischief I have wrought. I could restore you your youth, she said to Cornichon, 'or your beauty, turning to Toupette. 'I will do both; and I will do neither.
'You were so quick, replied Selnozoura, who had long been aware of the mischief the fairy had again done, 'and we can only wait now till Cornichon shall have reached the utmost limits of his decay, when he will drink of the water, and become a baby once more, so that Toupette will have to spend her life as a nurse, a wife, and a caretaker.
'Touch her, replied Cornichon, who was always ready to give way to Toupette. 'I know her heart too well to fear any change. So the fairy bent forward and touched her with her magic ring, and in one instant the old woman was a girl again.
But, however undecided the fairy might be, it was quite different with Cornichon and Toupette. 'Ah, my love, exclaimed Cornichon, 'at length I shall be able to give you the best proof of my devotion by showing you how I value the beauties of your mind above those of your body!
When the fairy discovered what had happened, she was furious, and sent messenger after messenger to the genius in his palace at Ratibouf, commanding him to restore Toupette without delay, and threatening to make war in case of refusal.
At this point of the conversation the Prince Zeprady entered the room, with the news that the genius, full of regret for his behaviour, had given Cornichon full permission to depart for Bagota as soon as he liked, and to take Toupette with him; adding that, though he begged they would excuse his taking leave of them before they went, he hoped, before long, to visit them at Bagota.
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