"Oh, horrors, he must have fainted," the princess cried, sweetly dismayed.

"It shall not be, my princess," I cried.

Then the seventeen young princes and princesses, who cried at everything that happened, cried and roared.

'Bring hither a boat,' cried the princess, 'that I may go and see for myself the harp that gives forth such music.'

I hear a horse,' cried the princess.

I should like that sort of innocence," cried the princess, laughing; "but ours is worse, and it is very humiliating.

"But, my dear," cried the princess, "I mean, you just couldn't."

The little princess was crying softly.

"The ships are returning again," cried the princess, "toward that awful creature!"

"Well, I'm doing the best I can," the princess cried.