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It may be imagined that after listening to these words the
Invisible Prince followed Prince Gnome like his shadow, and after
walking some time they arrived at the Golden Fountain. The
unhappy lover stooped down with a sigh, and dipping his finger in
the water let fall a drop on the sand. It instantly wrote the
name of Prince Flame, his brother. The shock of this discovery
was so real, that Prince Gnome sank fainting into the arms of his
friend.
Meanwhile the Invisible Prince was turning over in his mind how
he could best deliver Rosalie. As, since he had been touched by
the Giant's ring, he had the power to live in the water as well
as on land, he at once dived into the fountain. He perceived in
one corner a door leading into the mountain, and at the foot of
the mountain was a high rock on which was fixed an iron ring with
a cord attached. The Prince promptly guessed that the cord was
used to chain the Princess, and drew his sword and cut it. In a
moment he felt the Princess's hand in his, for she had always
kept her magic pebble in her mouth, in spite of the prayers and
entreaties of the Prince of the Air to make herself visible.
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