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Some great people were entering the cathedral at the time, and they laughed to see her falling. SOME GREAT PEOPLE WERE ENTERING THE CATHEDRAL AT THE TIME AND THEY LAUGHED TO SEE HER FALLING
n rolled out its grand music, and the people sang wondrous songs, and the priests made eloquent prayers; and the music, and the songs, and the prayers were all about the prince and his expected coming. The throng that swept in and out of the great edifice talked always of the prince, the prince, the prince, until Barbara really loved him very much, for all the gentle words she heard the people say of him. "Please, can I go and sit inside?" inquired Barbara of the sexton. "No!" said the sexton gruffly, for this was an important occasion with the sexton, and he had no idea of wasting words on a beggar child. "But I will be very good and quiet," pleaded Barbara. "Please may I not see the prince?" "I have said no, and I mean it," retorted the sexton. "What have you for the prince, or what cares the prince for you? Out with you, and don't be blocking up the door-way!" So the sexton gave Barbara an angry push, and the child fell half-way down the icy steps of the cathedral. She began to cry.  THERE IN THEIR RICHEST APPAREL AND THE ORGAN ROLLED OUT ITS GRAND MUSIC AND THE PEOPLE SANG WONDROUS SONGS AND THE PRIESTS MADE ELOQUENT PRAYERS AND THE MUSIC AND THE SONGS AND THE PRAYERS WERE ALL ABOUT THE PRINCE AND HIS EXPECTED COMING THE THRONG THAT SWEPT IN AND OUT OF THE GREAT EDIFICE TALKED ALWAYS OF THE PRINCE THE PRINCE THE PRINCE UNTIL BARBARA REALLY LOVED HIM VERY MUCH FOR ALL THE GENTLE WORDS SHE HEARD THE PEOPLE SAY OF HIM PLEASE CAN I GO AND SIT INSIDE INQUIRED BARBARA OF THE SEXTON NO SAID THE SEXTON GRUFFLY FOR THIS WAS AN IMPORTANT OCCASION WITH THE SEXTON AND HE HAD NO IDEA OF WASTING WORDS ON A BEG OR CHILD BUT I WILL BE VERY GOOD AND QUIET PLEADED BARBARA PLEASE MAY I NOT SEE THE PRINCE I HAVE SAID NO AND I MEAN IT RETORTED THE SEXTON WHAT HAVE YOU FOR THE PRINCE OR WHAT CARES THE PRINCE FOR YOU OUT WITH YOU AND DON'T BE BLOCKING UP THE DOORWAY SO THE SEXTON GAVE BARBARA AN ANGRY PUSH AND THE CHILD FELL HALF WAY DOWN THE ICY STEPS OF THE CATHEDRAL SHE BEGAN TO CRY
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