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Own person.
The frightened girls retreated to their corner; but the grandmother stepped
Eagerly forward to assist her son. The prince sprang away from Mrs. Canty,
exclaiming:
'Thou shalt not suffer for me, madam. Let these swine do their will upon me
alone.'
This speech infuriated the swine to such a degree that they set about their
Work without waste of time. Between them they belabored the boy right
Soundly, and then gave the girls and their mother a beating for showing
Sympathy for the victim.
'Now,' said Canty, 'to bed, all of ye. The entertainment has tired me.'
The light was put out, and the family retired. As soon as the snorings of the
Head of the house and his mother showed that they were asleep, the young
Girls crept to where the prince lay, and covered him tenderly from the cold
With straw and rags; and their mother crept to him also, and stroked his hair,
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And cried over him, whispering broken words of comfort and compassion in
his ear the while. She had saved a morsel for him to eat also; but the boy's
Pains had swept away all appetite — at least for black and tasteless crusts. He
Was touched by her brave and costly defense of him, and by her
Commiseration; and he thanked her in very noble and princely words, and
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