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And the little girl didn't understand, and the prince became more and more discouraged, so that there came a time when he would not go hunting any more, but just sat all day and did nothing, and the little girl, who wanted all the beautiful things in the world, couldn't under stand why the prince didn't go and get them for her. So it got worse and worse, and all the

fairies began to leave slowly, one by one, and the little girl grew more and more bitter, because all her dreams of what the prince might have been

were slipping away from her. And one day, when they hadn't any money or anything, the little girl told the prince that she hoped she would never see him again -- and the prince, who was

really only a little boy, got up very slowly and looked at the little girl, and he didn't say any

thing, but there were tears in his eyes, and he went away and was never seen again. ANNIE

Did you see the tears in his eyes, Mummy ? ROSE

Yes, Annie, but it was only a long while after wards that I remembered them, and it was too late then. ANNIE

And did the prince ever find what he was look ing for ?