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Many folk were 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. MANY FOLK WERE 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
eeful, and all in that house seemed content and happy. Barbara heard them singing, and their song was about the prince who was to come on the morrow. "This must be the house where the prince will stop," thought Barbara. "How I would like to see his face and hear his voice!--yet what would he care for _me_, a 'miserable little beggar'?" So Barbara crept on through the storm, shivering and disconsolate, yet thinking of the prince. "Where are you going?" she asked of the wind as it overtook her. "To the cathedral," laughed the wind. "The great people are flocking there, and I will have a merry time amongst them, ha, ha, ha!" And with laughter the wind whirled away and chased the snow toward the cathedral. "It is there, then, that the prince will come," thought Barbara. "It is a beautiful place, and the people will pay him homage there. Perhaps I shall see him if I go there." [Illustration: "This must be the house where the prince will stop," thought Barbara.] So she went to the cathedral. ND GLASS BALLS AND OTHER BEAUTIFUL THINGS THAT CHILDREN LOVE THERE WAS A MERRY THRONG AROUND THE TREE AND THE CHILDREN WERE SMILING AND GLEEFUL AND ALL IN THAT HOUSE SEEMED CONTENT AND HAPPY BARBARA HEARD THEM SINGING AND THEIR SONG WAS ABOUT THE PRINCE WHO WAS TO COME ON THE MORROW THIS MUST BE THE HOUSE WHERE THE PRINCE WILL STOP THOUGHT BARBARA HOW I WOULD LIKE TO SEE HIS FACE AND HEAR HIS VOICE YET WHAT WOULD HE CARE FOR ME A MISERABLE LITTLE BEGGAR SO BARBARA CREPT ON THROUGH THE STORM SHIVERING AND DISCONSOLATE YET THINKING OF THE PRINCE WHERE ARE YOU GOING SHE ASKED OF THE WIND AS IT OVERTOOK HER TO THE CATHEDRAL LAUGHED THE WIND THE GREAT PEOPLE ARE FLOCKING THERE AND I WILL HAVE A MERRY TIME AMONGST THEM HA HA AND WITH LAUGHTER THE WIND WHIRLED AWAY AND CHASED THE SNOW TOWARD THE CATHEDRAL IT IS THERE THEN THAT THE PRINCE WILL COME THOUGHT BARBARA IT IS A BEAUTIFUL PLACE AND THE PEOPLE WILL PAY HIM HOMAGE THERE PERHAPS I SHALL SEE HIM IF I GO THERE SO SHE WENT TO THE CATHEDRAL
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