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Upon this, Cheri flew into a passion, and ordered his officers to
carry Zelie to the Palace, but she was not used unkindly there, for
the Prince loved her.
However, after a while, urged by his foster-brother, a bad man who
encouraged Cheri in his wickedness, the young man rushed in a rage to
the room in which Zelie was confined, determined that, if she still
refused to marry him, the very next day she should be sold as a slave.
Great was his surprise, on entering the apartment, to find the captive
had disappeared, for he carried the key of the door in his pocket.
[Illustration: _Painted by Jennie Harbour_
ZELIE AND THE FAIRY CANDIDE "PRINCE CHERI"]
Amongst those at the Royal Court was a Councillor named Suliman, a man
of a noble mind, who had often dared to tell the Prince of his faults,
and had at first been thanked for this, but later on Cheri grew angry
that anyone should presume to blame him while all others at the Court
were full of flattery and praise, but in his heart of hearts the
Prince respected this good man, and this the wicked flatterers knew
full well, and therefore feared lest he should come into the Prince's
favour.
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