bed without undressing and was sound asleep in
a minute.

The blue dawn was just breaking when she opened her eyes with a start
of fear that she might have overslept, but soon she found that no one
else in the palace was yet astir. Even the guards had gone to sleep by
this time and were adding their snores to the snores of the other
inhabitants of the Royal Palace. So the little girl got up and, finding
a ewer of water and a basin upon the dresser, washed herself carefully
and then looked in a big mirror to see how her hair was. To her
astonishment, there was no reflection at all; the mirror was blank so
far as Trot was concerned. She laughed a little at that, remembering
she wore the ring of Rosalie the Witch, which rendered her invisible.
Then she slipped quietly out of the room and found it was already light
enough in the corridors for her to see all objects distinctly.

After hesitating a moment which way to turn, she decided to visit the
Snubnosed Princesses and passed through the big reception room to the
sleeping room of Indigo. There this Princess, the crossest and most
disagreeable of all the disagreeable six, was curled up in bed and
slumbering cozily. The little blue dog came trotting out of Indigo's
boudoir and crowed like a rooster, for although he could not see Trot,
his keen little nose scented her presence. Thinking it time the
Princess awoke, Trot leaned over and gave her snub nose a good tweak,
and at once Indigo sprang out of her bed and rushed into the chamber of
Cobalt, which adjoined her own. Thinking it was this sister who had
slyly attacked her, Indigo rushed at the sleeping Cobalt and slapped
her face.

At once there was war. The other four Princesses, hearing the screams
and cries of rage, came running into Cobalt's room, and as fast as they
appeared, Trot threw pillows at them, so that presently all six were
indulging in a free-for-all battle and snarling like tigers. The blue
lamb came trotting into the room, and Trot leaned over and patted the
pretty little animal, but as she did so, she became visible for an
instant, each pat destroying the charm of the ring while the girl was
in contact with a living creature. These flashes permitted some of the
Princesses to see her, and at once they rushed toward her with furious
cries. But the girl realized what had happened, and leaving the lamb,
she stepped back into a corner and her frenzied enemies failed to find
her. It was a little dangerous, t