now he began to realize what had happened , and that lasse , when he obtained the scrap of paper , no longer had to serve him , and that he himself had made this possible . but now things were as they were , and there stood the duke in the old hut , with scarcely a shirt to his name . the princess herself was not much better off , though she had kept her clothes ; for they had been given her by her father , and lasse had no power over them .
they had been given her by her father , and lasse had no power over them .
why did the princess still have her clothes ?
why did the princess still have her clothes ?