"She was like a white ro before," said a young Page to his neighbour, "but she is like a red ro now"; and the whole Court was delighted.
For the three days everybody went about saying, "White ro, Red ro, Red ro, White ro"; and the King gave orders that the Page''s salary was to be doubled. As he received no salary at all this was not of mubsp;u to him, but it was sidered a great honour, and was duly published in the Court Gazette.
When the three days were over the marriage was celebrated. It was a magnifit ceremony, and the bride and bridegroom walked hand in hand under a opy of purple velvet embroidered with little pearls. Then there was a State Ba, whibsp;lasted for five hours. The Prinbsp;and Princess sat at the top of the Great Hall and drank out of a bsp;of clear crystal. Only true lovers could drink out of this cup, for if fal lips touched it, it grew grey and dull and cloudy.
"It''s quite clear that they love eabsp;other," said the little Page, "as clear as crystal!" and the King doubled his salary a d time. "What an honour!" cried all the courtiers.
"She was like a white ro before," said a young Page to his neighbour, "but she is like a red ro now"; and the whole Court was delighted.
For the three days everybody went about saying, "White ro, Red ro, Red ro, White ro"; and the King gave orders that the Page''s salary was to be doubled. As he received no salary at all this was not of mubsp;u to him, but it was sidered a great honour, and was duly published in the Court Gazette.
When the three days were over the marriage was celebrated. It was a magnifit ceremony, and the bride and bridegroom walked hand in hand under a opy of purple velvet embroidered with little pearls. Then there was a State Ba, whibsp;lasted for five hours. The Prinbsp;and Princess sat at the top of the Great Hall and drank out of a bsp;of clear crystal. Only true lovers could drink out of this cup, for if fal lips touched it, it grew grey and dull and cloudy.
"It''s quite clear that they love eabsp;other," said the little Page, "as clear as crystal!" and the King doubled his salary a d time. "What an honour!" cried all the courtiers.
After the ba there was to be a Ball. The bride and bridegroom were to danbsp;the Ro-danbsp;together, and the King had promid to play the flute. He played very badly, but no one had ever dared to tell him so, bebsp;he was the King. Indeed, he knew only two airs, and was never quite certain whibsp;one he was playing; but it made no matter, for, whatever he did, everybody cried out, "Charming! charming!"