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INDERELLA followed the carriage with her eyes until it was out of sight, and then she descended to the kitchen, and took up her usual place in the corner of the fireplace.

She felt very miserable as she sat there in the chim­ney corner. She was of a brave disposition, and she had learned not to show her feelings in the presence of her stepsisters, but as she contrasted their good fortune with her hard and miserable life she could not help crying. By this time they were in the great hall of the palace, mingling with a crowd of gaily dressed and happy people, beneath the light of a thousand candles,