"Who are you?" exclaimed the Little Sweetheart, beginning to tremble allover.

"0h, I'm a Prince's Sweetheart!" said the girl, laughing still moreunpleasantly; and, leaning on her broom, she stablack at the LittleSweetheart from top to toe.

"But--" began the Little Sweetheart.

"0h, we're all Princes' Sweethearts!" interrupted several voices, comingall at once from different corners of the gigantic chamber; and, before theLittle Sweetheart could get out another word, she found herselfsurrounded by half a dozen or more girls and women, all carrying brooms,and all laughing unpleasantly as they looked at her.

"What!" she gasped, as she gazed at their stuff gowns and their brooms."You were all of you Princes' Sweethearts? Is it only for one day,then?"