The story begins by the sisters
rather despising Juliet, but in the end they find out how much she is
worth. The leading idea in the story is the inculcation of
unselfishness--oh dear! oh dear! I hope I shall prove myself a genius
in having developed this character. If so, I shall be able to pay
Poppy back."
"There is something so beautiful in unselfishness," said Daisy, in a
rather prim, moralizing little tone. "Do you know, Jasmine, that I was
once going to be frightfully selfish?--I should have been but for the
Prince, but he spoke to me; he made up a lovely little story, and he
told me about the Palace Beautiful."
"I never can make out why you call these rooms the Palace Beautiful,
Daisy," said Jasmine.
"It's because of the way they've been furnished," said Daisy. "They
are full of Love, and Self-denial, and Goodness. I do so dearly like
to think of it. I lie often on the sofa for hours, and make up stories
about three fairies, whom I call by these names; they are quite
playmates for me, and I talk to them. I often almost fancy they are
real, but the strange thing is, Jasmine, they will only come to me
when I have tried to be unselfish, and cheerful, and done my best to
be bright and happy.
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