[2] In her short stories, she is able to use "mystery, pathos, and comedy" to create entertaining and imaginative literature for all to enjoy.
[2] In addition, de Morgan uses both female and male protagonists in her writing exhibiting her belief in equality among the sexes.
The Princess knows that should she be wed, her husband will discover her secret that she visits the witch each night and will force her to stop practicing magic, which will cause her to lose her beauty.
The witch offers Fiorimonde a magic gold thread which will turn her suitors into beads should they wrap their fingers around it.
That night, in an effort to save Prince Florestan and the others, Gervaise and Yolande go to cut the thread from the sleeping Princess's neck.
Gervaise then cuts the golden thread and removes each bead on the necklace at a time, which allows for the returning Princes to tell their stories to the King.
Gervaise only requests that the bead representing Princess Fiorimonde never be removed from the gold thread, and that the necklace be hung as a warning for others who are as wicked as she is.
Agreeing to Gervaise's advice, the King and his court hang the necklace at the town-hall for all to see the princess' punishment.
Gervaise marries Yolande and brings her back to his home with Prince Florestan and they all live happily ever after.