It was while he was absent that Eglantine and the white doe entered the hut , and having , of course , no idea that in the very next room was the man whose childish impatience had been the cause of all their troubles . In spite of his fatigue , the prince slept badly , and directly it was light he rose , and bidding Becasigue remain where he was , as he wished to be alone , he strolled out into the forest . He walked on slowly , just as his fancy led him , till , suddenly , he came to a wide open space , and in the middle was the white doe quietly eating her breakfast . She bounded off at the sight of a man , but not before the prince , who had fastened on his bow without thinking , had let fly several arrows , which the fairy Tulip took care should do her no harm . But , quickly as she ran , she soon felt her strength failing her , for fifteen years of life in a tower had not taught her how to exercise her limbs . Luckily , the prince was too weak to follow her far , and a turn of a path brought her close to the hut , where Eglantine was awaiting her . Panting for breath , she entered their room , and flung herself down on the floor . When it was dark again , and she was once more the princess Desiree , she told Eglantine what had befallen her . ' I feared the Fairy of the Fountain , and the cruel beasts , ' said she ; ` but somehow I never thought of the dangers that I ran from men . I do not know now what saved me . ' ` You must stay quietly here till the time of your punishment is over , ' answered Eglantine . But when the morning dawned , and the girl turned into a doe , the longing for the forest came over her , and she sprang away as before . As soon as the prince was awake he hastened to the place where , only the day before , he had found the white doe feeding ; but of course she had taken care to go in the opposite direction . Much disappointed , he tried first one green path and then another , and at last , wearied with walking , he threw himself down and went fast asleep . Just at this moment the white doe sprang out of a thicket near by , and started back trembling when she beheld her enemy lying there . Yet , instead of turning to fly , something bade her go and look at him unseen . As she gazed a thrill ran through her , for she felt that , worn and wasted though he was by illness , it was the face of her destined husband . Gently stooping over him she kissed his forehead , and at her touch he awoke . For a minute they looked at each other , and to his amazement he recognized the white doe which had escaped him the previous day . But in an instant the animal was aroused to a sense of her danger , and she fled with all her strength into the thickest part of the forest .
Quick as lightning the prince was XXXXX her track , but this time it was with no wish to kill or even wound the beautiful creature .
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