The adventures of Prince Prigio and of his son, Prince Ricardo . for an ambassador—however,they are used to them. What on earth am I to do with the youngman? he thought. He cant stay here for-ever ; and without his carpet he cant get away,for the soldiers have orders to seize him as soonas he appears in the street. And in the mean-time Benson will be pretending that he killedthe Firedrake—for he must have got to Falken-stein by now—and they will be for marryinghim to the kings niece, and making my butlercrown prince to the kingdom of Pantouflia ! Itis dreadful! Now all this time the prince was
The adventures of Prince Prigio and of his son, Prince Ricardo . for an ambassador—however,they are used to them. What on earth am I to do with the youngman? he thought. He cant stay here for-ever ; and without his carpet he cant get away,for the soldiers have orders to seize him as soonas he appears in the street. And in the mean-time Benson will be pretending that he killedthe Firedrake—for he must have got to Falken-stein by now—and they will be for marryinghim to the kings niece, and making my butlercrown prince to the kingdom of Pantouflia ! Itis dreadful! Now all this time the prince was on thebalcony, telling Lady Rosalind all about howhe got the Firedrake done for, in the mostmodest way; for, as he said: I didnt kill him: and it is really the Re-mora, poor fellow, who should marry Molly ;but hes dead. At this very moment there was a whizz in 74 PRINCE PRIGIO. the air ; something shot past them, and, throughthe o23en window, the king, the queen, Benson,and the mortal remains of the Firedrake wereshot into the ambassadors drawing-room!. PRINCE PRIGIO. 75 CHAPTER XIV. THE KING EXPLAINS. The first who recovered his voice and presenceof mind was Benson. Did your lordship ring for coffee ? heasked quietly; and when he was told ^^ Yes,he bowed and withdrew, with majestic com-posure. When he had gone the prince threw himselfat the kings feet, crying: Pardon, pardon, my liege ! Dont speak to me, sir! answered the kingvery angrily ; and the poor prince threw himselfat the feet of the queen. But she took no notice of him whatever, nomore than if he had been a faiiy ; and theprince heard her murmur, as she pinched herroyal arms: I shall waken presently; this is nothing % PRINCE PRIGIO. out of the way for a dream. Dr. Rumpfinoascribes it to imperfect nutrition. All this time the Lady Rosalind, as pale asa marble statue, was leaning against the side ofthe open window. The prince thought hecould do nothing wiser than go and comforther, so he induced her to sit down o
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