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13 In the meanwhile all the attendants who had been asleep the same time as the princess, were awaked, and had set about their business; but as they were not, like the princess, in love, they found themselves extremely hungry, for it was very long since they had eaten any thing. The first maid of honour, who was as sharp set as the rest, even ventured to tell the princess, without any ceremony, that the dinner was served.

The prince then assisted the princess to rise. She was ready dressed, and in the most magnificent clethesclothes [sic] imaginable; but he took great care not to tell her that they were like those efof [sic] his great-grandmethergreat-grandmother [sic], and that she had a ruff round her neck, which, heweverhowever [sic], did not in the least diminish her beauty.

He took her hand, and conducted her to the room in which tho dinner was served; as seonsoon [sic] as they had seated themselves at table, the musicians, who were in readiness with their instruments, began to play semesome [sic] airs, which though they were out of fashion, were nevertheless extremely agreeable.

The prince and princess passed the evening delighted with each other’s company, and as a lenglong [sic] courtship was not necessary, they agreed to bo married that very night. ThoThe [sic] lord almener was consulted, and he consented to perform the ceremony, provided the chapel could be got

ready (for it was very dusty, and full of cobwebs.) There were plenty of hands willing to be employed ouon [sic]