- [Still no answer. Rosalys runs behind the throne.
Rosalys. Oh, she's crying! Oh, dear Princess!
- [They all run to Snow White, and find her hiding her face and sobbing silently.
Maids of Honour. [Surrounding and embracing her.] Oh, what's the matter? Please don't cry! We can't bear to see you unhappy! If you cry we shall cry, too!
Snow White. I didn't mean to cry. I won't! A princess should never cry. [She smiles resolutely, though her eyes are full of tears.] There! But I did so want to see Prince Florimond again. He sends me a valentine every year; and long ago, when his father came to visit mine, we were wheeled about in the same baby-carriage. He must be grown up now.
Astolaine. I think it's an outrageous shame!
Snow White. But what can I do? You heard. [Quoting.] "P.S. Her Majesty regrets that the Princess will be unable to attend."
