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"I have said no, and I mean it," retorted the sexton. "What have you for the prince, or what cares the prince for you? I HAVE SAID NO AND I MEAN IT RETORTED THE SEXTON WHAT HAVE YOU FOR THE PRINCE OR WHAT CARES THE PRINCE FOR YOU
hought 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. 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. 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?  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 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 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
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