I know her heart too well to fear any change . ' So the fairy bent forward and touched her with her magic ring , and in one instant the old woman was a girl again . The whole court wept with joy at the sight , and Toupette ran up to Cornichon , who had fallen down in his surprise , promising to pay him long visits , and tell him of all her balls and water parties . The two fairies went to their own apartments , where the genius followed them to take his leave . ` Oh , dear ! ' suddenly cried Dindonette , breaking in to the farewell speech of the genius . ' I quite forgot to fix the time when Cornichon should in his turn grow young . How stupid of me ! And now I fear it is too late , for I ought to have declared it before I touched Toupette with the ring . Oh , dear ! oh , dear ! why did nobody warn me ? ' ` You were so quick , ' replied Selnozoura , who had long been aware of the mischief the fairy had again done , ` and we can only wait now till Cornichon shall have reached the utmost limits of his decay , when he will drink of the water , and become a baby once more , so that Toupette will have to spend her life as a nurse , a wife , and a caretaker . ' After the anxiety of mind and the weakness of body to which for so long Toupette had been a prey , it seemed as if she could not amuse herself enough , and it was seldom indeed that she found time to visit poor Cornichon , though she did not cease to be fond of him , or to be kind to him . Still , she was perfectly happy without him , and this the poor man did not fail to see , almost blind and deaf from age though he was . But it was left to Kristopo to undo at last the work of Dindonette , and give Cornichon back the youth he had lost , and this the genius did all the more gladly , as he discovered , quite by accident , that Cornichon was in fact his son . It was on this plea that he attended the great yearly meeting of the fairies , and prayed that , in consideration of his services to so many of the members , this one boon might be granted him . Such a request had never before been heard in fairyland , and was objected to by some of the older fairies ; but both Kristopo and Selnozoura were held in such high honour that the murmurs of disgust were set aside , and the latest victim to the enchanted fountain was pronounced to be free of the spell . All that the genius asked in return was that he might accompany the fairy back to Bagota , and be present when his son assumed his proper shape . They made up their minds they would just tell Toupette that they had found a husband for her , and give her a pleasant surprise at her wedding , which was fixed for the following night .
She heard the news XXXXX astonishment , and many pangs for the grief which Cornichon would certainly feel at his place being taken by another ; but she did not dream of disobeying the fairy , and spent the whole day wondering who the bridegroom could be .
So as at of on that till to with without