2G CINDERELLA. The prince, who had lost sight of Cinderella when he stooped to lift up the slipper, inquired at the guards if they had seen a magnificent princess pass through the palace gates; but they saitl, that no creature had gone out, except a poor beggar girl. When the sisters of Cinderella came home, she enquired, if they had been as well amused as at the former ball, and if the beautiful princess had been there. They said she had ; but as the clock struck twelve, she flew out of the ball-room, and, in the haste, had dropped one of her fine-shaped glass slippers ; that the king’s son having found the slipper, did nothing but admire it during the remainder of the ball, and every person said he was violently in love with the beautiful princess. A few days after the ball, the prince caused it to be proclaimed, that he would marry the lady whom the slipper fitted ; and he sent one of the principal officers of his household round to all the ladies of his court. The slipper was first carried to the princesses ana dutch- esses, and then to the other ladies of inferior rank ; but finding no one it would
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