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 just awakened out of a sound sleep, fell a rubbing her eyes, and yawned out, "O dear, how very late you



have stopped! I thought you would never have come home."

"Had you been at thothe [sic] ball," said onoone [sic] efof [sic] the sisters, "you would not have been so sleopysleepy [sic]; for thothe [sic] most beautiful and handsome princess ever beheld came thorethere [sic], who paid us great attention, and gave us a part of the delicacies which thothe [sic] prince had presented to her."

It was with difficulty that Cinderella could refrain from laughing; but she concealed her mirth, and inquired the name of the princess. They replied, that nobody knowknew [sic] her.

Cinderella said, with a smile, "How very beautiful she must be! and how fortunatofortunate [sic] you were in seeing her! O, if I could only get onoone [sic] peep at her! Dear Miss CharlottoCharlotte [sic], will you lend me onoone [sic] of your old gowns, that I may go to the next ball, and get a sight of this beautiful lady?"

"Do you really think I am so mad as to lend my gowns to a cinderwench?—No, I am not such a fool; so, go and mind your own business, and leave balls and dresses to your superiors!"

Next oveningevening [sic] the two ladies went again to the ball; and Cinderella soon followed them, but dressed in a far more magnificent style than formerly.

The prince, who was quite delighted to see her again, did netnot [sic] leave her side the whole evening.