And Jeanne was quite quiet.
"Once on a time--a very long time ago--in a beautiful castle there lived a beautiful Princess.

She was young and sweet and very fair to see.

And she was the only child of her parents, who thought nothing too rare or too good for her.

At her birth all the fairies had given her valuable gifts--no evil wishes had been breathed over her cradle.

Only the fairy who had endowed her with good sense and ready wit had dropped certain words, which had left some anxiety in the minds of her parents.
"'She will need my gifts,' the fairy had said.