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 of 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 . This done , he thought of nothing but how best to deliver Rosalie , and he resolved to take advantage of a visit which the Prince of the Air paid every year to his mother and brothers in order to strike the blow . One day Rosalie was sitting alone in her room thinking of her troubles when she suddenly saw a pen get up from off the desk and begin to write all by itself on a sheet of white paper . As she did not know that it was guided by an invisible hand she was very much astonished , and the moment that the pen had ceased to move she instantly went over to the table , where she found some lovely verses , telling her that another shared her distresses , whatever they might be , and loved her with all his heart ; and that he would never rest until he had delivered her from the hands of the man she hated . Thus encouraged , she told him all her story , and of the arrival of a young stranger in her father 's palace , whose looks had so charmed her that since that day she had thought of no one else . At these words the Prince could contain himself no longer . He took the pebble from his mouth , and flung himself at Rosalie 's feet . When they had got over the first rapture of meeting they began to make plans to escape from the power of the Prince of the Air . But this did not prove easy , for the magic stone would only serve for one person at a time , and in order to save Rosalie the Prince of the Golden Isle would have to expose himself to the fury of his enemy . But Rosalie would not hear of this . ` No , Prince , ' she said ; ` since you are here this island no longer feels a prison . Besides , you are under the protection of a Fairy , who always visits your father 's court at this season . Go instantly and seek her , and when she is found implore the gift of another stone with similar powers . Once you have that , there will be no further difficulty in the way of escape . ' The Prince of the Air returned a few days later from his mother 's palace , but the Invisible Prince had already set out .
He had , however , entirely forgotten the road by which he had come , and lost himself for so long XXXXX the forest , that when at last he reached home the Fairy had already left , and , in spite of all his grief , there was nothing for it but to wait till the Fairy 's next visit , and allow Rosalie to suffer three months longer .
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