Farewell ! ' But he was n't far gone till she was in sight of him again , leaving her boy behind . It was the same to-day as yesterday : their shadows went before them in the morning and followed them in the evening . He never stopped , and she never stopped , and as the sun was setting he turned up another lane , and there they found their little daughter . It was all joy and comfort again till morning , and then the third day 's journey commenced . But before he started he gave her a comb , and told her that whenever she used it , pearls and diamonds would fall from her hair . Still he had his memory from sunset to sunrise ; but from sunrise to sunset he travelled on under the charm , and never threw his eye behind . This night they came to where the youngest baby was , and the next morning , just before sunrise , the prince spoke to her for the last time . ` Here , my poor wife , ' said he , ` is a little hand-reel , with gold thread that has no end , and the half of our marriage ring . If you ever get to my house , and put your half-ring to mine , I shall recollect you . There is a wood yonder , and the moment I enter it I shall forget everything that ever happened between us , just as if I was born yesterday . Farewell , dear wife and child , for ever ! ' Just then the sun rose , and away he walked towards the wood . She saw it open before him and close after him , and when she came up , she could no more get in than she could break through a stone wall . She wrung her hands and shed tears , but then she recollected herself , and cried out , ` Wood , I charge you by my three magic gifts , the scissors , the comb , and the reel -- to let me through ' ; and it opened , and she went along a walk till she came in sight of a palace , and a lawn , and a woodman 's cottage on the edge of the wood where it came nearest the palace . She went into the lodge , and asked the woodman and his wife to take her into their service . They were not willing at first ; but she told them she would ask no wages , and would give them diamonds , and pearls , and silk stuffs , and gold thread whenever they wished for them , and then they agreed to let her stay . It was n't long till she heard how a young prince , that was just arrived , was living in the palace of the young mistress . He seldom stirred abroad , and every one that saw him remarked how silent and sorrowful he went about , like a person that was searching for some lost thing . The servants and conceited folk at the big house began to take notice of the beautiful young woman at the lodge , and to annoy her with their impudence .
The head footman was the most troublesome , and XXXXX last she invited him to come and take tea with her .
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