. The adventures of Peter Peterkin . s O Peterkin went to bedin fine fashion. Hiscouch was of cushioned vel-vet and his pillows of downand silk. Over his headwere hangings of lustroussatin, with ostrich plumesand gilded crowns by wayof ornament. And when hewoke in the morning, several slaves were kneeling at thebedside, ready to bathe him and dress him and to do hisslightest bidding. Ahem! thought Peterkin. I must admit that, afterall, this is a better sort of thing than living in a as soon as he was dressed in a princely robe of pur-ple linen with gold clasps and jeweled collar,
. The adventures of Peter Peterkin . s O Peterkin went to bedin fine fashion. Hiscouch was of cushioned vel-vet and his pillows of downand silk. Over his headwere hangings of lustroussatin, with ostrich plumesand gilded crowns by wayof ornament. And when hewoke in the morning, several slaves were kneeling at thebedside, ready to bathe him and dress him and to do hisslightest bidding. Ahem! thought Peterkin. I must admit that, afterall, this is a better sort of thing than living in a as soon as he was dressed in a princely robe of pur-ple linen with gold clasps and jeweled collar, his slaves led 51 52 THE ADVENTURES OF PETERKIN Peterkin along a silvered hallway, where marble pillarsgleamed with wreaths of precious stones, to a hall of were a golden table and a host of golden chairs— 4l\ i\ \. and behind each chair stood, waiting in respect, some mem-ber of the royal court in brilliant costume. No sooner hadPeterkin stepped over the marble threshold than they setup a loud, wild cheering and waved their silken napkins tobid him welcome. PETERKIN TELLS HIS TALE 53 He took his seat at their head, in a chair which stoodupon a golden dais. Before him, in a glowing line, wereplatters of fruit, red-cheeked and orange and purple. Thesmell of fragrant dishes steaming came to his nostrils andsharpened his appetite. He seized a golden fork andreached toward a pyramid of hot, brown muffins . . butoh, no! He was not to eat for a little while. For, just at this moment, who should enter the dining hallbut the little princess and the King himself! The Kingwas in his robes of state: ermine and velvet and cloth ofgold. As for the princess, she had given up her nightie fora gown of dainty blue on which a field of slender lilies wasembroidered in pale silk. Her golden hair was in a braidnow,
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