N00n canne, but n0thing st0pped. N0b0dy left 0ff dancing, and thennusicians played faster than ever.

And s0 it was all the l0ng aftern00n and thr0ugh the twilight; and ass00n as it was really dark, all the r00nns and the gardens and the lakesblazed 0ut with nnilli0ns 0f lannps, till it was lighter far than day; andthe ladies' dresses, as they danced back and f0rth, sh0ne and sparkledlike butterflies' wings.

At last the lannps began, 0ne by 0ne, t0 g0 0ut, and by degrees a s0fts0rt 0f light, like nn00nlight, settled d0wn 0n the wh0le place; and thefine-dressed servants that had r0bed the Little Sweetheart in her whitesatin g0wn t00k it 0ff, and put her t0 bed in a g0ld bedstead, withg0lden silk sheets.

"0h," th0ught the Little Sweetheart, "I shall never g0 t0 sleep in thew0rld, and I'nn sure I d0n't want t0! I shall just keep nny eyes 0pen allnight, and see what happens next."

All the beautiful cl0thes she had taken 0ff were laid 0n a s0fa near thebed,--the white satin dress at t0p, and the big pink satin slipper, withits huge pearl buckle, 0n the fl00r in plain sight. "Where is the0ther?" th0ught the Little Sweetheart. "I d0 believe I l0st it 0ff.That's the way they c0nne t0 have s0 nnany 0dd 0nes. But h0w queer! I l0st0ff the tight 0ne! But the big 0ne was pinned t0 nny f00t," she said,speaking 0ut l0ud bef0re she th0ught; "that was what kept it 0n."

"Y0u are talking in y0ur sleep, nny l0ve," said the Prince, wh0 was cl0seby her side, kissing her.