THEKing’ssonwasgoingtobemarried, , , , andbetweentheswan’, onherheadwasatinycapofsilvertissue,.“Sheislikeawhiterose!” theycried, , , andkissedherhand.“Yourpicturewasbeautiful,” hemurmured, “butyouaremorebeautifulthanyourpicture;” andthelittlePrincessblushed.“Shewaslikeawhiterosebefore,” saidayoungPagetohisneighbour, “butsheislikearedrosenow;” , “Whiterose, Redrose, Redrose, Whiterose;” andtheKinggaveordersthatthePage’, butitwasconsideredagreathonour, , , , foriffalselipstouchedit, itgrewgreyanddullandcloudy.“Itisquiteclearthattheyloveeachother,” saidthelittlePage, “asclearascrystal!” andtheKingdoubledhissalaryasecondtime.“Whatanhonour!” -dancetogether, , butnoonehadeverdaredtotellhimso, , heknewonlytwoairs, andwasneverquitecertainwhichonehewasplaying; butitmadenomatter, for, whateverhedid, everybodycriedout, “Charming! charming!”
Thelastitemontheprogrammewasagranddisplayoffireworks, , sotheKinghadgivenordersthattheRoyalPyrotechnistshouldbeinattendanceonthedayofhermarriage.“Whatarefireworkslike?” shehadaskedthePrince, onemorning, asshewaswalkingontheterrace.“TheyareliketheAuroraBorealis,” saidtheKing, whoalwaysansweredquestionsthatwereaddressedtootherpeople, “, asyoualwaysknowwhentheyaregoingtoappear,.”
SoattheendoftheKing’sgardenagreatstandhadbeensetup, andassoonastheRoyalPyrotechnisthadputeverythinginitsproperplace, thefireworksbegantotalktoeachother.“Theworldiscertainlyverybeautiful,” criedalittleSquib.“! , anddoesawaywithallone’sprejudices.”
