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beautiful children were eager (as might be
expected) to testify their love for this
illustrious lady; and when they knew what the
Fairy had done for them, and that she was the
kind Dove who had guided them, they could
not find words to thank her. To add to the
King's satisfaction, she told him, that his
mother-in-law, whom he had always

considered to be a poor peasant, was born a
sovereign princess. It was perhaps the only
thing wanting to complete the happiness of
this monarch. The fête was finished by the
marriage of Belle-Etoile with Prince Cheri.
The Corsair and his wife were sent for, that
they might be still further rewarded for the

admirable education they had given the
beautiful children. And, to conclude, after
having suffered years of trouble and anxiety,
everybody was made perfectly happy.

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