trick, and for some time took no trouble about her; but at last, getting
frightened, she had begun to search; and when the princess entered,
the
whole household was hither and thither, over the house, hunting for
her.
A few seconds after she reached the stair of the tower, they had even
begun to search the neglected rooms, in which they would never have
thought of looking had they not already searched every other place
they
could think of in vain. But by this time she was knocking at the old
lady's door.
CHAPTER XV
WOVEN AND THEN SPUN
"COME in, Irene," said the silvery voice of her grandmother.
The princess opened the door, and peeped in. But the room was quite
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