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VIII
Everything the Princess saw was new to her, and in passing through mountains, valleys, and towns, she asked a thousand questions. Désiré was charmed to answer them. It is so delightful to teach those one loves!
Once she inquired what the girls in his country were like.
'They are pink and white,' he replied, 'and their eyes are blue.'
THE PRINCESS ZIZI IS RESTORED TO HER PROPER SHAPE.
[Description: Full page engraving by H. J. Ford. A young man and woman by the banks of a stream or pool. A horse grazes in the background, and tropical foliage frames the scene.]'Do you like blue eyes?' said the Princess; but Désiré thought it was a good opportunity to find out what was in her heart, so he did not answer.
'And no doubt,' went on the Princess, 'one of them is your intended bride?'
Still he was silent, and Zizi drew herself up proudly.
'No,' he said at last. 'None of the girls of my own country are beautiful in my eyes, and that is why I came to look for a wife in the land of the sun. Was I wrong, my lovely Zizi?'
This time it was Zizi's turn to be silent.
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