The adventures of Prince Prigio and of his son, Prince Ricardo . of them ! answeredDick, who never could understand anythingabout politics. Prince Charles looked puzzled, but requestedDick to explain his great plan. 180 PRINCE PRIGIO. They sat down on the giass, and Ricardoshowed them how he meant to manage it, justas he had told Jaqueline. As he said, nothingcould be simpler. * Lets start at once, he said, and inducini^Prince Charles to sit down on the magic carpet,he cried: England ! St. James Palace ! But nothing happened ! The carpet was not the right magic carpet,but the one which King Pr
The adventures of Prince Prigio and of his son, Prince Ricardo . of them ! answeredDick, who never could understand anythingabout politics. Prince Charles looked puzzled, but requestedDick to explain his great plan. 180 PRINCE PRIGIO. They sat down on the giass, and Ricardoshowed them how he meant to manage it, justas he had told Jaqueline. As he said, nothingcould be simpler. * Lets start at once, he said, and inducini^Prince Charles to sit down on the magic carpet,he cried: England ! St. James Palace ! But nothing happened ! The carpet was not the right magic carpet,but the one which King Prigio had put in itsplace. Get on ! England, I said ! cried Dick. But there they remained, under the chestnuttree, sitting on the carpet above the flowerygrass. Prince Charles leaped to his feet, his facelike fire, his eyes glowing. * Enough of this fooling, sir ! he said. Itis easy, but cowardly, to mock at an unfortu-nate prince. Take your carpet and be off withyou, out of the gardens, or your shoulders shalltaste my club. There has been some mistake, Ricardo. PRINCE RICARDO. 181 said; the wrong carpet lias been brought byaccident, or the cai-pet has lost its power. In this sacred city, blessed by the presenceof his holiness the pope, and the relics of somany martyrs and saints, magic may well ceaseto be potent, said the Duke of York. ISTonsense! You are an imjDostor, sir!Leave my presence ! cried Prince Charles, lift-ing his golf club. Dick caught it out of his hand, and brokeacross his knee as fine a driver as ever camefrom Robertsons shop at St. Andrews. The quarrels of princes are not settled withclubs, sir! Draw and defend yourself! hesaid, kicking off his boots and standing in hissocks on the grass. Think of the horror of poor Jaqueline, whowitnessed this terrible scene of passion from afold in Prince Ricardos dress ! What could thegirl do to save the lives of two princes, the hopesof one nation, and of a respectable minority inanother ? In a moment Prince Charles rapier
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