Astheywerehuntingandshoutingthroughthetreesablackmonkeysuddenlyappearedonapointofrockandsaid:’Poorsorrowingpeople，youareseekingyourPrinceinvain。Returntoyourowncountryandknowthathewillnotberestoredtoyoutillyouhaveforsometimefailedtorecognisehim。’
Withthesewordshevanished，leavingthecourtierssadlyperplexed；butasalltheireffortstofindthePrincewereuselesstheyhadnochoicebuttogohome，bringingwiththemthesadnews，whichsogreatlydistressedtheKingthathefellillanddiednotlongafter。
TheQueen，whoseambitionwasboundless，wasdelightedtoseethecrownonherson’sheadandtohavethepowerinherownhands。
Herhardrulemadeherveryunpopular，anditwascommonlybelievedthatshehadmadeawaywithPrinceAlphege。Indeed，hadtheKinghersonnotbeendeservedlybelovedarevolutionwouldcertainlyhavearisen。
MeantimetheformergovernessoftheunfortunateAlphege，whohadlostherhusbandsoonaftertheKing’sdeath，retiredtoherownhousewithherdaughter，whogrewupalovelyandmostloveablegirl，andbothcontinuedtomournthelossoftheirdearPrince。