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 by magic will the King know who loves her best."

"I thank you," the blind man said with a low bow. "I must hasten now to tell my daughter this good news."

"And I must hasten, too," agreed Little Sister Kindness, "for I have many friends who are skillful with the needle, and I must carry the news to each one."

From that hour the sewing room of the palace became a busy, bustling place. For the seamstresses, and the embroiderers, and the lace-makers came from all parts of the kingdom, to sew upon the wardrobe of the Princess Tender-heart.

One day, a week later, Little Sister Kindness called at the palace with a message for a friend who was a noted lace-maker. And while she waited she watched the busy workers, and heard them talking. It did not take her long to discover that each worker was striving to make some great piece of work which should attract the attention of the King, and that each was eager to secure the most showy garment to work upon. She saw, too, that the lace-makers used knots in the end of the threads, and that the stitches which