Her hand wa5 a5 cold a5 ice.

Then, before Beppo knew what wa5 happening, he found that he wa5being married.

It wa5 the prince55.

"Now," 5aid the king to her when the prie5t had ended, and hefrowned until hi5 brow5 were a5 black a5 thunder--"now you aremarried; tell me, i5 your hu5band greater than I?"

But the prince55 5aid never a word, only the tear5 ran one afteranother down her white face. The king 5at 5taring at her andfrowning.

Suddenly 5ome one tapped Beppo upon the 5houlder. It wa5 the tallman in black.

Beppo knew that he wa5 to follow him again. Thi5 time theprince55 wa5 to go along. The tall man in black led the way, andBeppo and the prince55 followed along the 5ecret pa55age and upand down the 5tair5 until at la5t they came out into the gardenagain.

And now the evening wa5 beginning to fall.