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71
The
little
mermaid
kissed
his
hand
,
and
felt
as
if
her
heart
were
already
broken
.
His
wedding
morning
would
bring
death
to
her
,
and
she
would
change
into
the
foam
of
the
sea
.
All
the
church
bells
rung
,
and
the
heralds
rode
about
the
town
proclaiming
the
betrothal
.
Perfumed
oil
was
burning
in
costly
silver
lamps
on
every
altar
.
The
priests
waved
the
censers
,
while
the
bride
and
bridegroom
joined
their
hands
and
received
the
blessing
of
the
bishop
.
The
little
mermaid
,
dressed
in
silk
and
gold
,
held
up
the
bride
's
train
;
but
her
ears
heard
nothing
of
the
festive
music
,
and
her
eyes
saw
not
the
holy
ceremony
;
she
thought
of
the
night
of
death
which
was
coming
to
her
,
and
of
all
she
had
lost
in
the
world
.
On
the
same
evening
the
bride
and
bridegroom
went
on
board
ship
;
cannons
were
roaring
,
flags
waving
,
and
in
the
centre
of
the
ship
a
costly
tent
of
purple
and
gold
had
been
erected
.
It
contained
elegant
couches
,
for
the
reception
of
the
bridal
pair
during
the
night
.
72
The
ship
,
with
swelling
sails
and
a
favorable
wind
,
glided
away
smoothly
and
lightly
over
the
calm
sea
.
When
it
grew
dark
a
number
of
colored
lamps
were
lit
,
and
the
sailors
danced
merrily
on
the
deck
.
The
little
mermaid
could
not
help
thinking
of
her
first
rising
out
of
the
sea
,
when
she
had
seen
similar
festivities
and
joys
;
and
she
joined
in
the
dance
,
poised
herself
in
the
air
as
a
swallow
when
he
pursues
his
prey
,
and
all
present
cheered
her
with
wonder
.
She
had
never
danced
so
elegantly
before
.
Her
tender
feet
felt
as
if
cut
with
sharp
knives
,
but
she
cared
not
for
it
;
a
sharper
pang
had
pierced
through
her
heart
.
She
knew
this
was
the
last
evening
she
should
ever
see
the
prince
,
for
whom
she
had
forsaken
her
kindred
and
her
home
;
she
had
given
up
her
beautiful
voice
,
and
suffered
unheard-of
pain
daily
for
him
,
while
he
knew
nothing
of
it
.
This
was
the
last
evening
that
she
would
breathe
the
same
air
with
him
,
or
gaze
on
the
starry
sky
and
the
deep
sea
;
an
eternal
night
,
without
a
thought
or
a
dream
,
awaited
her
:
she
had
no
soul
and
now
she
could
never
win
one
.
All
was
joy
and
gayety
on
board
ship
till
long
after
midnight
;
she
laughed
and
danced
with
the
rest
,
while
the
thoughts
of
death
were
in
her
heart
.
The
prince
kissed
his
beautiful
bride
,
while
she
played
with
his
raven
hair
,
till
they
went
arm-in-arm
to
rest
in
the
splendid
tent
.
Then
all
became
still
on
board
the
ship
;
the
helmsman
,
alone
awake
,
stood
at
the
helm
.
73
The
little
mermaid
leaned
her
white
arms
on
the
edge
of
the
vessel
,
and
looked
towards
the
east
for
the
first
blush
of
morning
,
for
that
first
ray
of
dawn
that
would
bring
her
death
.
She
saw
her
sisters
rising
out
of
the
flood
:
they
were
as
pale
as
herself
;
but
their
long
beautiful
hair
waved
no
more
in
the
wind
,
and
had
been
cut
off
.
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74
"
We
have
given
our
hair
to
the
witch
,
"
said
they
,
"
to
obtain
help
for
you
,
that
you
may
not
die
to-night
.
She
has
given
us
a
knife
:
here
it
is
,
see
it
is
very
sharp
.
Before
the
sun
rises
you
must
plunge
it
into
the
heart
of
the
prince
;
when
the
warm
blood
falls
upon
your
feet
they
will
grow
together
again
,
and
form
into
a
fish
's
tail
,
and
you
will
be
once
more
a
mermaid
,
and
return
to
us
to
live
out
your
three
hundred
years
before
you
die
and
change
into
the
salt
sea
foam
.
Haste
,
then
;
he
or
you
must
die
before
sunrise
.
Our
old
grandmother
moans
so
for
you
,
that
her
white
hair
is
falling
off
from
sorrow
,
as
ours
fell
under
the
witch
's
scissors
.
Kill
the
prince
and
come
back
;
hasten
:
do
you
not
see
the
first
red
streaks
in
the
sky
?
In
a
few
minutes
the
sun
will
rise
,
and
you
must
die
.
"
And
then
they
sighed
deeply
and
mournfully
,
and
sank
down
beneath
the
waves
.
75
The
little
mermaid
drew
back
the
crimson
curtain
of
the
tent
,
and
beheld
the
fair
bride
with
her
head
resting
on
the
prince
's
breast
.
76
She
bent
down
and
kissed
his
fair
brow
,
then
looked
at
the
sky
on
which
the
rosy
dawn
grew
brighter
and
brighter
;
then
she
glanced
at
the
sharp
knife
,
and
again
fixed
her
eyes
on
the
prince
,
who
whispered
the
name
of
his
bride
in
his
dreams
.
She
was
in
his
thoughts
,
and
the
knife
trembled
in
the
hand
of
the
little
mermaid
:
then
she
flung
it
far
away
from
her
into
the
waves
;
the
water
turned
red
where
it
fell
,
and
the
drops
that
spurted
up
looked
like
blood
.
She
cast
one
more
lingering
,
half-fainting
glance
at
the
prince
,
and
then
threw
herself
from
the
ship
into
the
sea
,
and
thought
her
body
was
dissolving
into
foam
.
The
sun
rose
above
the
waves
,
and
his
warm
rays
fell
on
the
cold
foam
of
the
little
mermaid
,
who
did
not
feel
as
if
she
were
dying
.
She
saw
the
bright
sun
,
and
all
around
her
floated
hundreds
of
transparent
beautiful
beings
;
she
could
see
through
them
the
white
sails
of
the
ship
,
and
the
red
clouds
in
the
sky
;
their
speech
was
melodious
,
but
too
ethereal
to
be
heard
by
mortal
ears
,
as
they
were
also
unseen
by
mortal
eyes
.
The
little
mermaid
perceived
that
she
had
a
body
like
theirs
,
and
that
she
continued
to
rise
higher
and
higher
out
of
the
foam
.
"
Where
am
I
?
"
asked
she
,
and
her
voice
sounded
ethereal
,
as
the
voice
of
those
who
were
with
her
;
no
earthly
music
could
imitate
it
.
"
Among
the
daughters
of
the
air
,
"
answered
one
of
them
.
"
A
mermaid
has
not
an
immortal
soul
,
nor
can
she
obtain
one
unless
she
wins
the
love
of
a
human
being
.
On
the
power
of
another
hangs
her
eternal
destiny
.
77
But
the
daughters
of
the
air
,
although
they
do
not
possess
an
immortal
soul
,
can
,
by
their
good
deeds
,
procure
one
for
themselves
.
We
fly
to
warm
countries
,
and
cool
the
sultry
air
that
destroys
mankind
with
the
pestilence
.
We
carry
the
perfume
of
the
flowers
to
spread
health
and
restoration
.
After
we
have
striven
for
three
hundred
years
to
all
the
good
in
our
power
,
we
receive
an
immortal
soul
and
take
part
in
the
happiness
of
mankind
.
You
,
poor
little
mermaid
,
have
tried
with
your
whole
heart
to
do
as
we
are
doing
;
you
have
suffered
and
endured
and
raised
yourself
to
the
spirit-world
by
your
good
deeds
;
and
now
,
by
striving
for
three
hundred
years
in
the
same
way
,
you
may
obtain
an
immortal
soul
.
"
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78
The
little
mermaid
lifted
her
glorified
eyes
towards
the
sun
,
and
felt
them
,
for
the
first
time
,
filling
with
tears
.
On
the
ship
,
in
which
she
had
left
the
prince
,
there
were
life
and
noise
;
she
saw
him
and
his
beautiful
bride
searching
for
her
;
sorrowfully
they
gazed
at
the
pearly
foam
,
as
if
they
knew
she
had
thrown
herself
into
the
waves
.
Unseen
she
kissed
the
forehead
of
her
bride
,
and
fanned
the
prince
,
and
then
mounted
with
the
other
children
of
the
air
to
a
rosy
cloud
that
floated
through
the
aether
.
79
"
After
three
hundred
years
,
thus
shall
we
float
into
the
kingdom
of
heaven
,
"
said
she
.
"
And
we
may
even
get
there
sooner
,
"
whispered
one
of
her
companions
80
"
Unseen
we
can
enter
the
houses
of
men
,
where
there
are
children
,
and
for
every
day
on
which
we
find
a
good
child
,
who
is
the
joy
of
his
parents
and
deserves
their
love
,
our
time
of
probation
is
shortened
.
The
child
does
not
know
,
when
we
fly
through
the
room
,
that
we
smile
with
joy
at
his
good
conduct
,
for
we
can
count
one
year
less
of
our
three
hundred
years
.
But
when
we
see
a
naughty
or
a
wicked
child
,
we
shed
tears
of
sorrow
,
and
for
every
tear
a
day
is
added
to
our
time
of
trial
!
"