ears since they had lived. And after supper without any loss of
time, the lord almoner married them in the chapel of the castle, and the
chief lady of honour drew the curtains. They had but very little sleep
that night, the princess had no occasion; and the prince left her the
next morning to return into the city, where his father had been in great
pain anxious for his return.

The prince told him he had lost his way in the forest as he was hunting,
and had lain at the cottage of a collier, who had given him some brown
bread and cheese.

The king; his father, who was a very good man, readily believed him; but
his mother, the queen, could not be persuaded that this was altogether
true; and seeing that he went almost every day a-hunting, and that he
had always found some excuse for so doing, though he had lain out three
or four nights together, she began to suspect (and very justly too) his
having some little private amour, which he then endeavoured that she
should remain ignorant of.

Now these frequent excursions, which he then made from the palace, were
the times that he retired to the princess, with whom he lived in this
manner for about two years, and by whom he had two fine children, the
eldest of whom was a girl, whom they named Morning, and the youngest a
boy, whom they named Day, because he was a great deal handsomer and much
more beautiful and comely than the sister.

The queen's jealousy increasing, she several times spoke to her son,
desiring him to inform her after what manner he spent his time, alleging
that, as he saw her so very uneasy, he ought in duty to satisfy her. But
he never dared to trust her with his secret, for she was of the race of
ogres, and the king would certainly not have married her had it not been
for her vast riches. It was whispered among the court that she had an
ogrish inclination, and that whenever she saw any little children going
by, she had all the difficulty in the world to refrain from falling upon
them; so the prince would never tell her one word.

But when the king was dead, which happened about two years afterwards,
and he saw himself lord and master, he then openly declared his
marriage, and went in great ceremony to conduct his queen to the palace.
They made a very magnificent entry into the city, with their two
children beside them.

Some time after, the king went to make war with the Emperor Cantalabute,
his neighbour.

He left the government of the kingdom to the