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21
At
length
the
ship
groaned
and
creaked
;
the
thick
planks
gave
way
under
the
lashing
of
the
sea
as
it
broke
over
the
deck
;
the
mainmast
snapped
asunder
like
a
reed
;
the
ship
lay
over
on
her
side
;
and
the
water
rushed
in
.
The
little
mermaid
now
perceived
that
the
crew
were
in
danger
;
even
she
herself
was
obliged
to
be
careful
to
avoid
the
beams
and
planks
of
the
wreck
which
lay
scattered
on
the
water
.
At
one
moment
it
was
so
pitch
dark
that
she
could
not
see
a
single
object
,
but
a
flash
of
lightning
revealed
the
whole
scene
;
she
could
see
every
one
who
had
been
on
board
excepting
the
prince
;
when
the
ship
parted
,
she
had
seen
him
sink
into
the
deep
waves
,
and
she
was
glad
,
for
she
thought
he
would
now
be
with
her
;
and
then
she
remembered
that
human
beings
could
not
live
in
the
water
,
so
that
when
he
got
down
to
her
father
's
palace
he
would
be
quite
dead
.
But
he
must
not
die
.
So
she
swam
about
among
the
beams
and
planks
which
strewed
the
surface
of
the
sea
,
forgetting
that
they
could
crush
her
to
pieces
.
Then
she
dived
deeply
under
the
dark
waters
,
rising
and
falling
with
the
waves
,
till
at
length
she
managed
to
reach
the
young
prince
,
who
was
fast
losing
the
power
of
swimming
in
that
stormy
sea
.
His
limbs
were
failing
him
,
his
beautiful
eyes
were
closed
,
and
he
would
have
died
had
not
the
little
mermaid
come
to
his
assistance
.
She
held
his
head
above
the
water
,
and
let
the
waves
drift
them
where
they
would
.
22
In
the
morning
the
storm
had
ceased
;
but
of
the
ship
not
a
single
fragment
could
be
seen
.
23
The
sun
rose
up
red
and
glowing
from
the
water
,
and
its
beams
brought
back
the
hue
of
health
to
the
prince
's
cheeks
;
but
his
eyes
remained
closed
.
The
mermaid
kissed
his
high
,
smooth
forehead
,
and
stroked
back
his
wet
hair
;
he
seemed
to
her
like
the
marble
statue
in
her
little
garden
,
and
she
kissed
him
again
,
and
wished
that
he
might
live
.
Presently
they
came
in
sight
of
land
;
she
saw
lofty
blue
mountains
,
on
which
the
white
snow
rested
as
if
a
flock
of
swans
were
lying
upon
them
.
Near
the
coast
were
beautiful
green
forests
,
and
close
by
stood
a
large
building
,
whether
a
church
or
a
convent
she
could
not
tell
.
Orange
and
citron
trees
grew
in
the
garden
,
and
before
the
door
stood
lofty
palms
.
The
sea
here
formed
a
little
bay
,
in
which
the
water
was
quite
still
,
but
very
deep
;
so
she
swam
with
the
handsome
prince
to
the
beach
,
which
was
covered
with
fine
,
white
sand
,
and
there
she
laid
him
in
the
warm
sunshine
,
taking
care
to
raise
his
head
higher
than
his
body
.
Then
bells
sounded
in
the
large
white
building
,
and
a
number
of
young
girls
came
into
the
garden
.
The
little
mermaid
swam
out
farther
from
the
shore
and
placed
herself
between
some
high
rocks
that
rose
out
of
the
water
;
then
she
covered
her
head
and
neck
with
the
foam
of
the
sea
so
that
her
little
face
might
not
be
seen
,
and
watched
to
see
what
would
become
of
the
poor
prince
.
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24
She
did
not
wait
long
before
she
saw
a
young
girl
approach
the
spot
where
he
lay
.
She
seemed
frightened
at
first
,
but
only
for
a
moment
;
then
she
fetched
a
number
of
people
,
and
the
mermaid
saw
that
the
prince
came
to
life
again
,
and
smiled
upon
those
who
stood
round
him
.
But
to
her
he
sent
no
smile
;
he
knew
not
that
she
had
saved
him
.
This
made
her
very
unhappy
,
and
when
he
was
led
away
into
the
great
building
,
she
dived
down
sorrowfully
into
the
water
,
and
returned
to
her
father
's
castle
.
She
had
always
been
silent
and
thoughtful
,
and
now
she
was
more
so
than
ever
.
Her
sisters
asked
her
what
she
had
seen
during
her
first
visit
to
the
surface
of
the
water
;
but
she
would
tell
them
nothing
.
Many
an
evening
and
morning
did
she
rise
to
the
place
where
she
had
left
the
prince
.
She
saw
the
fruits
in
the
garden
ripen
till
they
were
gathered
,
the
snow
on
the
tops
of
the
mountains
melt
away
;
but
she
never
saw
the
prince
,
and
therefore
she
returned
home
,
always
more
sorrowful
than
before
.
It
was
her
only
comfort
to
sit
in
her
own
little
garden
,
and
fling
her
arm
round
the
beautiful
marble
statue
which
was
like
the
prince
;
but
she
gave
up
tending
her
flowers
,
and
they
grew
in
wild
confusion
over
the
paths
,
twining
their
long
leaves
and
stems
round
the
branches
of
the
trees
,
so
that
the
whole
place
became
dark
and
gloomy
.
At
length
she
could
bear
it
no
longer
,
and
told
one
of
her
sisters
all
about
it
.
Then
the
others
heard
the
secret
,
and
very
soon
it
became
known
to
two
mermaids
whose
intimate
friend
happened
to
know
who
the
prince
was
.
She
had
also
seen
the
festival
on
board
ship
,
and
she
told
them
where
the
prince
came
from
,
and
where
his
palace
stood
.
25
"
Come
,
little
sister
,
"
said
the
other
princesses
;
then
they
entwined
their
arms
and
rose
up
in
a
long
row
to
the
surface
of
the
water
,
close
by
the
spot
where
they
knew
the
prince
's
palace
stood
.
It
was
built
of
bright
yellow
shining
stone
,
with
long
flights
of
marble
steps
,
one
of
which
reached
quite
down
to
the
sea
.
Splendid
gilded
cupolas
rose
over
the
roof
,
and
between
the
pillars
that
surrounded
the
whole
building
stood
life-like
statues
of
marble
.
Through
the
clear
crystal
of
the
lofty
windows
could
be
seen
noble
rooms
,
with
costly
silk
curtains
and
hangings
of
tapestry
;
while
the
walls
were
covered
with
beautiful
paintings
which
were
a
pleasure
to
look
at
.
In
the
centre
of
the
largest
saloon
a
fountain
threw
its
sparkling
jets
high
up
into
the
glass
cupola
of
the
ceiling
,
through
which
the
sun
shone
down
upon
the
water
and
upon
the
beautiful
plants
growing
round
the
basin
of
the
fountain
.
Now
that
she
knew
where
he
lived
,
she
spent
many
an
evening
and
many
a
night
on
the
water
near
the
palace
.
She
would
swim
much
nearer
the
shore
than
any
of
the
others
ventured
to
do
;
indeed
once
she
went
quite
up
the
narrow
channel
under
the
marble
balcony
,
which
threw
a
broad
shadow
on
the
water
.
Here
she
would
sit
and
watch
the
young
prince
,
who
thought
himself
quite
alone
in
the
bright
moonlight
.
She
saw
him
many
times
of
an
evening
sailing
in
a
pleasant
boat
,
with
music
playing
and
flags
waving
.
She
peeped
out
from
among
the
green
rushes
,
and
if
the
wind
caught
her
long
silvery-white
veil
,
those
who
saw
it
believed
it
to
be
a
swan
,
spreading
out
its
wings
.
26
On
many
a
night
,
too
,
when
the
fishermen
,
with
their
torches
,
were
out
at
sea
,
she
heard
them
relate
so
many
good
things
about
the
doings
of
the
young
prince
,
that
she
was
glad
she
had
saved
his
life
when
he
had
been
tossed
about
half-dead
on
the
waves
.
And
she
remembered
that
his
head
had
rested
on
her
bosom
,
and
how
heartily
she
had
kissed
him
;
but
he
knew
nothing
of
all
this
,
and
could
not
even
dream
of
her
.
She
grew
more
and
more
fond
of
human
beings
,
and
wished
more
and
more
to
be
able
to
wander
about
with
those
whose
world
seemed
to
be
so
much
larger
than
her
own
.
They
could
fly
over
the
sea
in
ships
,
and
mount
the
high
hills
which
were
far
above
the
clouds
;
and
the
lands
they
possessed
,
their
woods
and
their
fields
,
stretched
far
away
beyond
the
reach
of
her
sight
.
There
was
so
much
that
she
wished
to
know
,
and
her
sisters
were
unable
to
answer
all
her
questions
.
Then
she
applied
to
her
old
grandmother
,
who
knew
all
about
the
upper
world
,
which
she
very
rightly
called
the
lands
above
the
sea
.
27
"
If
human
beings
are
not
drowned
,
"
asked
the
little
mermaid
,
"
can
they
live
forever
?
do
they
never
die
as
we
do
here
in
the
sea
?
"
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"
Yes
,
"
replied
the
old
lady
,
"
they
must
also
die
,
and
their
term
of
life
is
even
shorter
than
ours
.
We
sometimes
live
to
three
hundred
years
,
but
when
we
cease
to
exist
here
we
only
become
the
foam
on
the
surface
of
the
water
,
and
we
have
not
even
a
grave
down
here
of
those
we
love
.
29
We
have
not
immortal
souls
,
we
shall
never
live
again
;
but
,
like
the
green
sea-weed
,
when
once
it
has
been
cut
off
,
we
can
never
flourish
more
.
Human
beings
,
on
the
contrary
,
have
a
soul
which
lives
forever
,
lives
after
the
body
has
been
turned
to
dust
.
It
rises
up
through
the
clear
,
pure
air
beyond
the
glittering
stars
.
As
we
rise
out
of
the
water
,
and
behold
all
the
land
of
the
earth
,
so
do
they
rise
to
unknown
and
glorious
regions
which
we
shall
never
see
.
"
30
"
Why
have
not
we
an
immortal
soul
?
"
asked
the
little
mermaid
mournfully
;
"
I
would
give
gladly
all
the
hundreds
of
years
that
I
have
to
live
,
to
be
a
human
being
only
for
one
day
,
and
to
have
the
hope
of
knowing
the
happiness
of
that
glorious
world
above
the
stars
.
"