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⟨she⟩ had done her work she used to go into the ⟨chimney⟩-corner, and sit down among the cinders ⟨and⟩ ashes, which made her commonly he called ⟨cinder⟩-breech; but the youngest who was not ⟨as⟩ rude and uncivil as the eldest called her Cinderella. However, Cinderella notwithstanding her ⟨mean⟩ apparel, was an hundred times handsomer ⟨than⟩ either of her sisters, tho' they were always ⟨dressed⟩ very richly.
It happened, that the king's son gave a ball, ⟨and⟩ invited all persons of fashion to it; our ⟨young⟩ misses were also invited; for they cut a ⟨very⟩ grand figure among the quality. They were ⟨mightily⟩ delighted at this invitation, and wonderfully busy in chusing out such gowns, petticoats, and head-clothes, as might best become ⟨them⟩. This was a new trouble to Cinderella; for ⟨it⟩ was she who ironed her sisters linen, and clear-⟨starched⟩ their ruffles; they talked all day long of ⟨nothing⟩, but how they should he drest, and were ⟨continually⟩ looking in their glasses.
For my part, said the eldest, I will wear my red ⟨velvet⟩ suit with French trimmings. And I said ⟨the⟩ youngest, shall only have my usual petticoat; ⟨but⟩ then, to make amends for that, I will put on ⟨my⟩ gold flowered mantua, and my diamond ⟨stomacher⟩, which is far from being the most ordinary ⟨one⟩ in the world. They sent for the best ⟨tirewomen⟩ they could get, to make up their head-dresses ⟨and⟩ adjust their double pinners, and had their red ⟨sashes⟩ and patches from Madamoisella De la ⟨Quche⟩.
Cinderilla was likewise called up to be ⟨consulted⟩ in all those matters, for she had excellent ⟨notions⟩, and advised them always for the best; nay ⟨she'd⟩ offered her service to dress their heads, which
