. The olive fairy book . door she cried in astonishment: Why, the stool is flying all crooked to-day! Whatis the reason of that, I wonder ? I suspect that you havebeen talking to your husband, and so it will not flystraight. But Dorani declared that she had not spoken oneword to him, and she couldnt think why the stool flewas if weighed down at one side. The fairy still lookeddoubtful, but made no answer, and took her seatbeside Dorani, the prince again holding tightly one the stool flew on through the air until it came tothe palace of Indra the rajah. All through the night the women
. The olive fairy book . door she cried in astonishment: Why, the stool is flying all crooked to-day! Whatis the reason of that, I wonder ? I suspect that you havebeen talking to your husband, and so it will not flystraight. But Dorani declared that she had not spoken oneword to him, and she couldnt think why the stool flewas if weighed down at one side. The fairy still lookeddoubtful, but made no answer, and took her seatbeside Dorani, the prince again holding tightly one the stool flew on through the air until it came tothe palace of Indra the rajah. All through the night the women sang and danced before the rajah Indra, whilst a magic lute played of itself the most bewitching music ; till the prince, who sat. watching it all, was quite entranced. Just before dawn. OL. o 194 DOEANI the rajah gave the signal to cease; and again the twowomen seated themselves on the stool, and, with theprince clinging to the leg, it flew back to earth, and boreDorani and her husband safely to the scent-sellers THE: IMVISIBLE PRINCE GOES -WITH THE. Here the prince hurried away by himself past Doranispalanquin with its sleepy bearers, straight on to thepalace ; and as he passed the threshold of his own roomshe became visible again. Then he lay down upon acouch and waited for Doranis arrival. DOEANI 195 As soon as she arrived she took a seat and remainedas silent as usual, with her head bowed on her a while not a sound was heard, but presently theprince said : I dreamed a curious dream last night, and as it wasall about you I am going to tell it you, although youheed nothing. The girl, indeed, took no notice of his words, but inspite of that he proceeded to relate every single thingthat had happened the evening before, leaving out nodetail of all that he had seen or heard. And when hepraised her singing—and his voice shook a little—Doranijust looked at him ; but she said naught, though, in herown mind, she was filled with wonder. What adream ! she thought.
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