Becasigue was glad enough to do as he was bid , and in a few minutes the old woman returned with a basket brimming over with oranges and grapes . ` If your friend has been ill he should not pass the night in the forest , ' said she . ' I have room in my hut -- tiny enough , it is true ; but better than nothing , and to that you are both heartily welcome . ' Becasigue thanked her warmly , and as by this time it was almost sunset , he set out to fetch the prince . 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 , XXXXX she felt that , worn and wasted though he was by illness , it was the face of her destined husband .
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