"Why, I shall have the whole Kingdom searched. I can't fail to find
her." So the page assisted the milkmaid to the saddle, kneeling
gracefully, and presenting his hand for her to place her foot in, and
they galloped off toward the farmer's cottage.
The old man was greatly astonished to see his daughter come riding
home in such splendid company, and when she explained matters to him,
his distress, at first, knew no bounds. To lose both his dear daughter
and his precious gold-horned cow, at one blow, seemed too much to
bear. But the King promised to provide liberally for him during his
daughter's absence, and spoke very confidently of his being able to
find the cow. He also promised that Drusilla should return to him if
the cow was not found in one year's time, and after a while the old
man was pacified.
Drusilla put her arms around her father's neck and kissed him
tenderly; then the page assisted her gracefully into the saddle, and
she rode, sobbing, away.
After they had ridden about an hour, they came to a large, white
building.
"O dear!" said the King, "the seminary is asleep! I was afraid of it!"
Then Drusilla saw that the building was like a great solid mass, with
not a door or window visible.
"It is asleep," explained the King. "It is not a common house; a great
professor designed it.
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