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Despite the cold, and her bruises, and her tears, Barbara smiled. In the forest she could behold the prince coming on his way; and he would not see her, for she would hide among the trees and vines. DESPITE THE COLD AND HER BRUISES AND HER TEARS BARBARA SMILED IN THE FOREST SHE COULD BEHOLD THE PRINCE COMING ON HIS WAY AND HE WOULD NOT SEE HER FOR SHE WOULD HIDE AMONG THE TREES AND VINES
n 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. Some great people were entering the cathedral at the time, and they laughed to see her falling. "Have you seen the prince?" inquired a snowflake, alighting on Barbara's cheek. It was the same little snowflake that had clung to her shawl an hour ago, when the wind came galloping along on his boisterous search. "Ah, no!" sighed Barbara in tears; "but what cares the prince for _me_?" "Do not speak so bitterly," said the little snowflake. "Go to the forest and you shall see him, for the prince always comes through the forest to the city. HE 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 SOME GREAT PEOPLE WERE ENTERING THE CATHEDRAL AT THE TIME AND THEY LAUGHED TO SEE HER FALLING HAVE YOU SEEN THE PRINCE INQUIRED A SNOWFLAKE ALIGHTING ON BARBARA'S CHEEK IT WAS THE SAME LITTLE SNOWFLAKE THAT HAD CLUNG TO HER SHAWL AN HOUR AGO WHEN THE WIND CAME GALLOPING ALONG ON HIS BOISTEROUS SEARCH AH NO SIGHED BARBAR IN TEARS BUT WHAT CARES THE PRINCE FOR ME DO NOT SPEAK SO BITTERLY SAID THE LITTLE SNOWFLAKE GO TO THE FOREST AND YOU SHALL SEE HIM FOR THE PRINCE ALWAYS COMES THROUGH THE FOREST TO THE CITY
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