COVE

When Prince Dolor meets his godmother for the second time, speaking of her love for him, she finally tells him of his disability and explains that he will never run and play like other little boys. Interestingly, however, like the nurse later in the story, she does not think less of Dolor for his disability and even just a few sentences earlier, mentions that he is a Prince "and must behave as such" (Craik, 1875). Furthermore, throughout the story, she rarely refers to Dolor by name, instead calling him "Prince" or "my Prince", almost as if to assure him of his claim to royalty in spite of his disability. The nurse even calls him "Your Royal Highness"  through the story, even telling him of his royal blood despite her oath to never tell Dolor, thinking only of the boy himself. She goes on to refer to him as "my Prince" as she tells him to fight for his and her rights. It seems that only the women of this novel seem to care for Dolor, in spite of his disability, with the exception of the blind and mute man.