` Oh ! do give it to me , ' said the Princess , ` and I will keep it and take care of it . ' ' I can hardly do that , ' said he , ` for , to speak more plainly , I mean that I met the Duchess Grumbly , and have promised to marry her . ' ` And you call her a dove ? ' cried the Princess . ' I should have called her a screech owl . ' ` Hold your tongue , ' said the King , very crossly . ' I intend you to behave prettily to her . So now go and make yourself fit to be seen , as I am going to take you to visit her . ' So the Princess went very sorrowfully to her own room , and her nurse , seeing her tears , asked what was vexing her . ` Alas ! who would not be vexed ? ' answered she , ` for the King intends to marry again , and has chosen for his new bride my enemy , the hideous Duchess Grumbly . ' ` Oh , well ! ' answered the nurse , ` you must remember that you are a Princess , and are expected to set a good example in making the best of whatever happens . You must promise me not to let the Duchess see how much you dislike her . ' At first the Princess would not promise , but the nurse showed her so many good reasons for it that in the end she agreed to be amiable to her step-mother . Then the nurse dressed her in a robe of pale green and gold brocade , and combed out her long fair hair till it floated round her like a golden mantle , and put on her head a crown of roses and jasmine with emerald leaves . When she was ready nobody could have been prettier , but she still could not help looking sad . Meanwhile the Duchess Grumbly was also occupied in attiring herself .
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