Cinderella

Being thus decked out, she got up into her

coach; but her godmother, above all things, commanded

her not to stay till after midnight, telling her, at the same

time, that if she stayed one moment longer, the coach

would be a pumpkin again, her horses mice, her coachman

a rat, her footmen lizards, and her clothes become

just as they were before.

She promised her godmother she would not fail of

leaving the ball before midnight; and then away she drives,

scarce able to contain herself for joy