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 most distinguished seats, and, placing himself by her side, begged she would allow him to bring her some fruit or jellies. These she refused with great politeness, and he then requested to have the honour of dancing with her. Cinderella gavogave [sic] a smiling consent, and the delighted prince immediately led her out to the centre of the ball-room.

The music struck up, and the dance commenced; but if the beauty, elegant figure, and the splendour of Cinderella's dress, had before drawn the attention and admiration of every person in thothe [sic] room, the astonishment which was excited by her dancing it is impossible to describe. ThoThe [sic] gracofulnossgracefulness [sic] of all her attitudes, and the airy lightness with which she moved, drew forth a general murmur of admiration, which, as the prince lodled [sic] her off, changed into thothe [sic] loudest acclamations of applause.

A magnificent collation was served up, consisting of most delicious fruits, confectionary, and wines; but so much was the young prince engaged in attending to Cinderella, that he did not eat one morsel during the wholowhole [sic] of the evening.

Cinderella was seated near her sisters, to whom she frequontlyfrequently [sic] spoke, and gavogave [sic] them a part of the fine delicacies which she had received from the prince; but they entertained not the slightest suspicion who she was.

During her conversation with them, CindorellaCinderella [sic] heard the clock strike eleven and throethree [sic] quarters, and she immediately rose, took a hurried leave of them, and returned home in her carriagocarriage [sic].

On onteringentering [sic] the housohouse [sic], she found her godmother waiting, to whom shoshe [sic] related all that had taken place at the ball, and thanked her a thousand times for the pleasuropleasure [sic] she had enjoyed. She then told the Fairy, there was to bobe [sic] another ball on thothe [sic] following evening, to which thothe [sic] prince had given her a very pressing invitation, and modestly signified the happiness it would afford horher [sic] to be present on that occasion.

Her godmothorgodmother [sic] had just promised to gratify her wishes, when a loud knocking announced the arrival of her sisters.

On their entrance, Cinderella, whewho [sic] pretended teto [sic] be