Meantime Rosalie and the Invisible Prince had reached , hand in hand , a door of the gallery which led through a terrace into the gardens . In silence they glided along , and thought themselves already safe , when a furious monster dashed itself by accident against Rosalie and the Invisible Prince , and in her fright she let go his hand . No one can speak as long as he is invisible , and besides , they knew that the spirits were all around them , and at the slightest sound they would be recognised ; so all they could do was to feel about in the hope that their hands might once more meet . But , alas ! the joy of liberty lasted but a short time . The Princess , having wandered in vain up and down the forest , stopped at last on the edge of a fountain . As she walked she wrote on the trees : ` If ever the Prince , my lover , comes this way , let him know that it is here I dwell , and that I sit daily on the edge of this fountain , mingling my tears with its waters . ' These words were read by one of the genii , who repeated them to his master . The Prince of the Air , in his turn making himself invisible , was led to the fountain , and waited for Rosalie . When she drew near he held out his hand , which she grasped eagerly , taking it for that of her lover ; and , seizing his opportunity , the Prince passed a cord round her arms , and throwing off his invisibility cried to his spirits to drag her into the lowest pit . It was at this moment that the Invisible Prince appeared , and at the sight of the Prince of the Genii mounting into the air , holding a silken cord , he guessed instantly that he was carrying off Rosalie . He felt so overwhelmed by despair that he thought for an instant of putting an end to his life . ` Can I survive my misfortunes ? ' he cried . ' I fancied I had come to an end of my troubles , and now they are worse than ever . What will become of me ? Never can I discover the place where this monster will hide Rosalie . ' The unhappy youth had determined to let himself die , and indeed his sorrow alone was enough to kill him , when the thought that by means of the cabinets of the years he might find out where the Princess was imprisoned , gave him a little ray of comfort . So he continued to walk on through the forest , and after some hours he arrived at the gate of a temple , guarded by two huge lions . Being invisible , he was able to enter unharmed .
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