He had already spent several months in this condition when the Prince of the Air whirled her away , to the grief and despair of every man on the island . But sad though everybody was , the Prince of the Golden Isle was perfectly inconsolable , and he passed both days and nights in bemoaning his loss . ` Alas ! ' he cried ; ` shall I never see my lovely Princess again ? ' Who knows where she may be , and what fairy may have her in his keeping ? I am only a man , but I am strong in my love , and I will seek the whole world through till I find her . ' So saying , he left the court , and made ready for his journey . He travelled many weary days without hearing a single word of the lost Princess , till one morning , as he was walking through a thick forest , he suddenly perceived a magnificent palace standing at the end of a pine avenue , and his heart bounded to think that he might be gazing on Rosalie 's prison . He hastened his steps , and quickly arrived at the gate of the palace , which was formed of a single agate . The gate swung open to let him through , and he next passed successively three courts , surrounded by deep ditches filled with running water , with birds of brilliant plumage flying about the banks . Everything around was rare and beautiful , but the Prince scarcely raised his eyes to all these wonders . He thought only of the Princess and where he should find her , but in vain he opened every door and searched in every corner ; he neither saw Rosalie nor anyone else . At last there was no place left for him to search but a little wood , which contained in the centre a sort of hall built entirely of orange-trees , with four small rooms opening out of the corners . Three of these were empty except for statues and wonderful things , but in the fourth the Invisible Prince caught sight of Rosalie . His joy at beholding her again was , however , somewhat lessened by seeing that the Prince of the Air was kneeling at her feet , and pleading his own cause . But it was in vain that he implored her to listen ; she only shook her head . ` No , ' was all she would say ; ` you snatched me from my father whom I loved , and all the splendour in the world can never console me . Go ! I can never feel anything towards you but hate and contempt . ' With these words she turned away and entered her own apartments .
Unknown to herself the Invisible Prince had followed her , but fearing to be discovered by the Princess in the presence XXXXX others , he made up his mind to wait quietly till dark ; and employed the long hours in writing a poem to the Princess , which he laid on the bed beside her .
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