She thought now that it had been almost appropriate as a bridal gown. There was a cupboard where she could hang it up and then she took off the other clothes which she had put on so hastily in the Palace. Suddenly she realised that she had no nightgown. She felt shy and at the same time a little frightened. She slipped into the bed. As it was big, it took up most of the room. There were fresh muslin curtains hanging from a small corolla at the back of it and the sheets and pillowcases, as in the Palace, were edged with lace. This was the Prince’s bed. Now she was in it because she was his wife. The whole world seemed to have turned upside down. Ow How was it possible that she was really married to the Prince whom she loved with all her heart and soul? She knew that it was somet