. What happened at Olenberg . quare; and sitting in the carriage by herself in themidst of a pile of flowers, was Hulda, the PrincessDiana. If the villagers had not known beforehandwho it was they would scarcely have recognized her inher magnificent bridal array. She did indeed lookregal, and was so intensely lofty that she appeared notto hear the applause of the people or even to noticethat they were anywhere about. The burgomaster at once bustled forward, and hold-ing his hat in one hand he helped her out of the carriagewith the other and escorted her up the steps of thethrone; while little
. What happened at Olenberg . quare; and sitting in the carriage by herself in themidst of a pile of flowers, was Hulda, the PrincessDiana. If the villagers had not known beforehandwho it was they would scarcely have recognized her inher magnificent bridal array. She did indeed lookregal, and was so intensely lofty that she appeared notto hear the applause of the people or even to noticethat they were anywhere about. The burgomaster at once bustled forward, and hold-ing his hat in one hand he helped her out of the carriagewith the other and escorted her up the steps of thethrone; while little Betsy Dinkel and Miranda Dinkel,dressed all in white, followed after, holding up herlong train. At sight of her gorgeous dress, spark-ling and shining in the sunlight, the people stopped AT OLENBERG 171 their shouting to stare and marvel and rub their eyes;and as she seated herself on the throne and opened amagnificent fan made of ostrich plumes, with the twolittle Dinkels standing one on each side of her like im^rm^TiPf^- «. maids in waiting, the villagers burst out into exclama-tions of wonder and delight. In spite of the fact thatHulda had made herself so disagreeable to all of them,and was even now too haughty to look at them, they 172 WHAT HAPPENED could not but admire her appearance and feel proud atthe thought that they used to be on friendly terms withthis grand princess. Even her fellow foster maidens could not help beingimpressed with her grandeur and the queenly way inwhich she behaved herself, notwithstanding their ownbitter disappointment and their other bitter anyone could have looked into their hearts he wouldhave seen them filled with spite and envy and jealousy,and the deepest sort of resentment at the cruel andscornful manner in which Hulda had treated even Gretchen, who was sitting on a bench withher Daddy and holding the baby on her lap, whileSister Mary sat in front with Dicky, felt a lump in herthroat when she looked at Hulda and thou
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