And the wedding was celebrated , and they lived happy together till death . THE LITTLE GREEN FROG -LRB- 8 -RRB- -LRB- 8 -RRB- Cabinet des Fees . In a part of the world whose name I forget lived once upon a time two kings , called Peridor and Diamantino . They were cousins as well as neighbours , and both were under the protection of the fairies ; though it is only fair to say that the fairies did not love them half so well as their wives did . Now it often happens that as princes can generally manage to get their own way it is harder for them to be good than it is for common people . So it was with Peridor and Diamantino ; but of the two , the fairies declared that Diamantino was much the worst ; indeed , he behaved so badly to his wife Aglantino , that the fairies would not allow him to live any longer ; and he died , leaving behind him a little daughter . As she was an only child , of course this little girl was the heiress of the kingdom , but , being still only a baby , her mother , the widow of Diamantino , was proclaimed regent . The Queen-dowager was wise and good , and tried her best to make her people happy . The only thing she had to vex her was the absence of her daughter ; for the fairies , for reasons of their own , determined to bring up the little Princess Serpentine among themselves . As to the other King , he was really fond of his wife , Queen Constance , but he often grieved her by his thoughtless ways , and in order to punish him for his carelessness , the fairies caused her to die quite suddenly . When she was gone the King felt how much he had loved her , and his grief was so great -LRB- though he never neglected his duties -RRB- that his subjects called him Peridor the Sorrowful . It seems hardly possible that any man should live like Peridor for fifteen years plunged in such depth of grief , and most likely he would have died too if it had not been for the fairies . The one comfort the poor King had was his son , Prince Saphir , who was only three years old at the time of his mother 's death , and great care was given to his education . By the time he was fifteen Saphir had learnt everything that a prince should know , and he was , besides , charming and agreeable . It was about this time that the fairies suddenly took fright lest his love for his father should interfere with the plans they had made for the young prince . So , to prevent this , they placed in a pretty little room of which Saphir was very fond a little mirror in a black frame , such as were often brought from Venice . The Prince did not notice for some days that there was anything new in the room , but at last he perceived it , and went up to look at it more closely . What was his surprise to see reflected in the mirror , not his own face , but that of a young girl as lovely as the morning ! And , better still , every movement of the girl , just growing out of childhood , was also reflected in the wonderful glass . As might have been expected , the young Prince lost his heart completely to the beautiful image , and it was impossible to get him out of the room , so busy was he in watching the lovely unknown .
Certainly it was very delightful to be able XXXXX see her whom he loved at any moment he chose , but his spirits sometimes sank when he wondered what was to be the end of this adventure .
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