On leaving the temple the Invisible Prince saw six paths lying before him , each of which led through the wood . He was hesitating which to choose , when he suddenly beheld two people coming towards him , down the track which lay most to his right . They turned out to be the Prince Gnome and his friend , and the sudden desire to get some news of his sister , Princess Argentine , caused the Invisible Prince to follow them and to listen to their conversation . ` Do you think , ' the Prince Gnome was saying , ` do you think that I would not break my chains if I could ? I know that the Princess Argentine will never love me , yet each day I feel her dearer still . And as if this were not enough , I have the horror of feeling that she probably loves another . So I have resolved to put myself out of my pain by means of the Golden Fountain . A single drop of its water falling on the sand around will trace the name of my rival in her heart . I dread the test , and yet this very dread convinces me of my misfortune . ' It may be imagined that after listening to these words the Invisible Prince followed Prince Gnome like his shadow , and after walking some time they arrived at the Golden Fountain . The unhappy lover stooped down with a sigh , and dipping his finger in the water let fall a drop on the sand . It instantly wrote the name of Prince Flame , his brother . The shock of this discovery was so real , that Prince Gnome sank fainting into the arms of his friend . Meanwhile the Invisible Prince was turning over in his mind how he could best deliver Rosalie . As , since he had been touched by the Giant 's ring , he had the power to live in the water as well as on land , he at once dived into the fountain . He perceived in one corner a door leading into the mountain , and at the foot of the mountain was a high rock on which was fixed an iron ring with a cord attached . The Prince promptly guessed that the cord was used to chain the Princess , and drew his sword and cut it . In a moment he felt the Princess 's hand in his , for she had always kept her magic pebble in her mouth , in spite of the prayers and entreaties of the Prince of the Air to make herself visible . So hand in hand the invisible Prince and Rosalie crossed the mountain ; but as the Princess had no power of living under water , she could not pass the Golden Fountain . Speechless and invisible they clung together on the brink , trembling at the frightful tempest the Prince of the Air had raised in his fury .
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