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 ball with: are you pleaſed with it? O yes, cried ſhe, but muſt I go thither as I am, in these poiſonous naſty rags? Her godmother only touched her with her wand, and at the ſame instant, her clothes were turned into cloth of gold and ſilver, all beſet with jewels. This done, ſhe gave her a pair of glaſs ſlippers, the prettieſt in the whole world.

Being thus decked out, ſhe up into her coach; but her godmother, above all things commanded her not to ſtay till after midnight, telling her at the ſame time, that if ſhe ſtayed at the ball one moment longer, her coach would be a pompion again, her horſes mice, her coachman a rat, her footmen lizards, and her clothes become juſt as they were before. She promiſed her godmother, ſhe would not fail of leaving the ball before midnight, and then away ſhe drives, ſcarce able to contain herſelf for joy. The king's ſon, who was told, that a great princeſs, whom nobody knew, was come, ran out to receive her, he gave her his hand as ſhe alighted out of the coach, and led her into the hall among all the company. There was immediately a profound ſilence, they left off dancing, and the muſic ceaſed to play, ſo attentive was every one to contemplate the beauties of this new comer. Nothing was then heard but confuſed noiſe of, Ha! how handsome ſhe is! Ha! how handsome she is! The king himſelf, old as he was, could not help ogling her, and telling the queen ſoftly, that it was a long time ſince he had ſeen ſo beautiful and lovely a creature. All the ladies were buſied in conſidering her clothes and head dreſs, that they might have ſome made the next day after the ſame pattern, providing they could meet with ſo fine materials, and as able hands to make them

The king's ſon conducted her to the moſt honourable ſeat, and afterwards took her out to dance with him: She danced ſo very gracefully, that they