meanwhile , the princess celandine had been finding the time pass but slowly with the king and queen , and was only too pleased when featherhead reappeared . she at once noticed the change in him , and was deeply curious to find the reason of it . far from avoiding her , he now sought her company and seemed to take pleasure in talking to her , and yet the princess did not for a moment flatter herself with the idea that he was in love with her , though it did not take her long to decide that he certainly loved someone . but one day the princess , wandering sadly by the river , spied prince featherhead fast asleep in the shade of a tree , and stole nearer to enjoy the delight of gazing at his dear face unobserved . judge of her astonishment when she saw that he was holding in his hand a portrait of herself ! in vain did she puzzle over the apparent contradictoriness of his behaviour . why did he cherish her portrait while he was so fatally indifferent to herself ? at last she found an opportunity of asking him the name of the princess whose picture he carried about with him always . ' alas ! how can i tell you ? ' replied he .
she saw him with a princess ' portrait .
how did celandine know the prince was in love ?
how did celandine know the prince was in love ?