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10 The young prince listened eagerly to this discourse and thought he must be the prince intended by the fairy to awake her; and, hurried on by gallantry and lovolove [sic], he resolved on entering the palace.

Scarcely had he reached the wood, before the trees, the bushes, and the brambles, separated of themselves to let him pass. He proceeded towards the palace, which he perceived at tho end of a long avonueavenue [sic], and soon entered it. But what did not a little surprise him was, that none of his attondentsattendants [sic] had been able to follow him; for the trees, bushes, and brambles, again entwined with each other as soon as he had passed through them. Not withstanding this, he pursued his way to the palace; for a young prince in love isalways valiant.

He entered a spacious court, where every thing he saw might have terrified the stoutest heart in the world. All tho men and animals that had been laid asleep were stretchodstretched [sic] on the ground, and appeared as if they were dead, and there was a dreadful silence through all the

palace. After a little time, however, he perceived, the red faces of the men-servants, that they were asleep; and as there was still some beer left in the bottom of their cups, he saw plainly that they had asleep while drinking.

The prince next went through a large court with marble, which led to a staircase: this hohe [sic] ascended and came to the chamber of the guards, who were standing in ranks with their muskets on their shoulders