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| author | pgww <pgww@lists.pglaf.org> | 2025-11-09 13:15:33 -0800 |
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| committer | pgww <pgww@lists.pglaf.org> | 2025-11-09 13:15:33 -0800 |
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@@ -9048,7 +9048,7 @@ you shall have your way, but you will also be vain, capricious, and frivolous. If you remain as you are now, you shall be wise and amiable and modest.’ -‘Alas I madam,’ cried the Princess, ‘is it impossible to be at once +‘Alas! madam,’ cried the Princess, ‘is it impossible to be at once wise and beautiful?’ ‘No, child,’ answered the old woman, ‘only to you it is decreed that @@ -9171,7 +9171,7 @@ her. Supper was soon spread for her under a shady tree, and she invited the Prince to share the cream and brown bread which the old woman provided. This he was delighted to do, and having first fetched from his own garden all the strawberries, cherries, nuts and flowers he -could find. they sat down together and were very merry. After this they +could find, they sat down together and were very merry. After this they met every day as they guarded their flocks, and were so happy that Prince Peerless begged the Princess to marry him, so that they might never be parted again. Now though the Princess Sunbeam appeared to be @@ -10125,7 +10125,7 @@ to say to any of them, and told his father he did not wish to marry. Instead of chatting with them in the dusk, he wandered about the woods, whispering to the moon. No wonder the young ladies thought him very odd, but they liked him all the better for that; and as he had received -at his birth the name of Desire, they all called him d’Amour Desire. +at his birth the name of Désiré, they all called him d’Amour Désiré. ‘What is the matter with you?’ his father often said to him. ‘You have everything you can possibly wish for: a good bed, good food, and tuns @@ -10133,7 +10133,7 @@ full of beer. The only thing you want, in order to become as fat as a pig, is a wife that can bring you broad, rich lands. So marry, and you will be perfectly happy.’ -‘I ask nothing better than to marry,’ replied Desire, ‘but I have never +‘I ask nothing better than to marry,’ replied Désiré, ‘but I have never seen a woman that pleases me. All the girls here are pink and white, and I am tired to death of their eternal lilie and roses. @@ -10154,7 +10154,7 @@ in Flanders, came straight from a land where the sun always shone. That evening Tubby and his son ate the golden apples at supper, and thought them delicious. -Next morning as the day dawned, Desire went down to the stable and +Next morning as the day dawned, Désiré went down to the stable and saddled his pretty white horse. Then he went, all dressed for a journey, to the bedside of Tubby, and found him smoking his first pipe. @@ -10169,10 +10169,10 @@ the ground; then he became so diverted at the notion of his son marrying a yellow woman, and a woman shut up inside an orange, that he burst into fits of laughter. -Desire waited to bid him good-bye until he was quiet again; but as his -father went on laughing and showed no signs of stopping, the young man -took his hand, kissed it tenderly, opened the door, and in the -twinkling of an eye was as at the bottom of the staircase. He jumped +Désiré waited to bid him good-bye until he was quiet again; but as his +father went on laughing and showed no signs of stopping, the young +man took his hand, kissed it tenderly, opened the door, and in the +twinkling of an eye was at the bottom of the staircase. He jumped lightly on his horse, and was a mile from home before Tubby had ceased laughing. @@ -10188,13 +10188,13 @@ with dust. III -When Desire thought they could no longer catch him, he pulled his horse +When Désiré thought they could no longer catch him, he pulled his horse into a walk, like a prudent man who knows he has far to go. He travelled in this way for many weeks, passing by villages, towns, mountains, valleys, and plains, but always pushing south, where every day the sun seemed hotter and more brilliant. -At last one day at sunset Desire felt the sun so warm, that he thought +At last one day at sunset Désiré felt the sun so warm, that he thought he must now be near the place of his dream. He was at that moment close to the corner of a wood where stood a little hut, before the door of which his horse stopped of his own accord. An old man with a white @@ -10210,7 +10210,7 @@ his hunger was satisfied the old man said to him: ‘If I do not mistake, you come from far. May I ask where you are going?’ -‘I will tell you,’ answered Desire, ‘though most likely you will laugh +‘I will tell you,’ answered Désiré, ‘though most likely you will laugh at me. I dreamed that in the land of the sun there was a wood full of orange trees, and that in one of the oranges I should find a beautiful princess who is to be my wife. It is she I am seeking.’ @@ -10252,7 +10252,7 @@ never the danger we are most afraid of.’ V -Desire thanked his host warmly, and took the road he pointed out. In +Désiré thanked his host warmly, and took the road he pointed out. In less than an hour he arrived at the wall, which was very high indeed. He sprang to the ground, fastened his horse to a tree, and soon found the iron gate. Then he took out his bottle and oiled the hinges, when @@ -10261,12 +10261,12 @@ The Prince entered boldly into the courtyard. Suddenly he heard fierce howls, and a dog as tall as a donkey, with eyes like billiard balls, came towards him, showing his teeth, which -were like the prongs of a fork. Desire flung him the oat cake, which +were like the prongs of a fork. Désiré flung him the oat cake, which the great dog instantly snapped up, and the young Prince passed quietly on. A few yards further he saw a huge oven, with a wide, red-hot gaping -mouth. A woman as tall as a giant was leaning over the oven. Desire +mouth. A woman as tall as a giant was leaning over the oven. Désiré gave her the brush, which she took in silence. Then he went on to the well, drew up the cord, which was half rotten, @@ -10277,7 +10277,7 @@ There he gathered the three most beautiful oranges he could find, and turned to go back to the gate. But just at this moment the sun was darkened, the earth trembled, and -Desire heard a voice crying: +Désiré heard a voice crying: ‘Baker, baker, take him by his feet, and throw him into the oven!’ @@ -10328,7 +10328,7 @@ throat burning, his chest heaving, and his head going round. Already he felt that death was near him, when his eyes fell on the bag where the oranges peeped out. -Poor Desire, who had braved so many dangers to win the lady of his +Poor Désiré, who had braved so many dangers to win the lady of his dreams, would have given at this moment all the princesses in the world, were they pink or golden, for a single drop of water. @@ -10344,7 +10344,7 @@ Out of it flew the prettiest little female canary that ever was seen. ‘Give me something to drink, I am dying of thirst,’ said the golden bird. -‘Wait a minute,’ replied Desire, so much astonished that he forgot his +‘Wait a minute,’ replied Désiré, so much astonished that he forgot his own sufferings; and to satisfy the bird he took a second orange, and opened it without thinking what he was doing. Out of it flew another canary, and she too began to cry: @@ -10376,13 +10376,13 @@ canary, just like the others, who cried: ‘I am thirsty; give me something to drink.’ -Great was the disappointment of Desire. However, he was determined not +Great was the disappointment of Désiré. However, he was determined not to let this bird fly away; so he took up some water in the palm of his hand and held it to its beak. Scarcely had the canary drunk when she became a beautiful girl, tall and straight as a poplar tree, with black eyes and a golden skin. -Desire had never seen anyone half so lovely, and he stood gazing at her +Désiré had never seen anyone half so lovely, and he stood gazing at her in delight. On her side she seemed quite bewildered, but she looked about her with @@ -10406,7 +10406,7 @@ carefully in his arms, they began their journey. VIII Everything the Princess saw was new to her, and in passing through -mountains, valleys, and towns, she asked a thousand questions. Desire +mountains, valleys, and towns, she asked a thousand questions. Désiré was charmed to answer them. It is so delightful to teach those one loves! @@ -10414,7 +10414,7 @@ Once she inquired what the girls in his country were like. ‘They are pink and white,’ he replied, ‘and their eyes are blue.’ -‘Do you like blue eyes?’ said the Princess; but Desire thought it was a +‘Do you like blue eyes?’ said the Princess; but Désiré thought it was a good opportunity to find out what was in her heart, so he did not answer. @@ -10555,7 +10555,7 @@ again, and, spreading her wings, she flew away. ‘That was neatly done,’ said the gypsy. ‘The Prince will be clever if he finds his bride.’ And, arranging her dress, she seated herself on -the grass to await Desire. +the grass to await Désiré. XII @@ -10571,7 +10571,7 @@ away the wicked witch came, and turned me into this. But if you only have the courage to marry me I shall get back my beauty.’ And she began to cry bitterly. -Now the good-natured Desire was as soft-hearted as he was brave. +Now the good-natured Désiré was as soft-hearted as he was brave. ‘Poor girl,’ he thought to himself. ‘It is not her fault, after all, that she has grown so ugly, it is mine. Oh! why did I not follow the @@ -10590,7 +10590,7 @@ She was then perched on the top of a magnificent ambling palfrey, and they set forth to the castle. But unluckily the rich dress and jewels only made Titty look uglier -still, and Desire could not help feeling hot and uncomfortable when he +still, and Désiré could not help feeling hot and uncomfortable when he made his entry with her into the city. Bells were pealing, chimes ringing, and the people filling the streets @@ -10604,7 +10604,7 @@ almost fell backwards. ‘What!’ he cried. ‘Is this the wonderful beauty?’ -‘Yes, father, it is she,’ replied Desire with a sheepish look. ‘But she +‘Yes, father, it is she,’ replied Désiré with a sheepish look. ‘But she has been bewitched by a wicked sorceress, and will not regain her beauty until she is my wife.’ @@ -10616,7 +10616,7 @@ led her to the great hall, where the bridal feast was spread. XIII -The feast was excellent, but Desire hardly touched anything. However, +The feast was excellent, but Désiré hardly touched anything. However, to make up, the other guests ate greedily, and, as for Tubby, nothing ever took away his appetite. @@ -10709,7 +10709,7 @@ who jumped lightly to the ground. ‘Gracious! what a pretty girl!’ said Tubby. -‘Father! it is she! it is Zizi!’ exclaimed Desire, who entered at this +‘Father! it is she! it is Zizi!’ exclaimed Désiré, who entered at this moment. And he took her in his arms, crying: ‘My darling Zizi, how happy I am @@ -10723,7 +10723,7 @@ The other one was stealing quietly to the door. And he seated himself solemnly on the oven, and condemned Titty to be burned alive. After which the lords and cooks formed themselves in -lines, and Tubby betrothed Desire to Zizi. +lines, and Tubby betrothed Désiré to Zizi. XVI @@ -11868,7 +11868,7 @@ after the other. Then she went on a little farther and came to a tree laden with beautiful rosy-cheeked apples, and as she passed by it called out: -‘Oh I shake me, shake me, my apples are all quite ripe.’ +‘Oh! shake me, shake me, my apples are all quite ripe.’ She did as she was asked, and shook the tree till the apples fell like rain and none were left hanging. When she had gathered them all up into |
