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This
settled
the
matter
.
His
Majesty
's
royalty
was
accepted
without
further
question
or
discussion
,
and
the
two
little
girls
began
at
once
to
inquire
into
how
he
came
to
be
where
he
was
,
and
how
he
came
to
be
so
unroyally
clad
,
and
whither
he
was
bound
,
and
all
about
his
affairs
.
It
was
a
mighty
relief
to
him
to
pour
out
his
troubles
where
they
would
not
be
scoffed
at
or
doubted
;
so
he
told
his
tale
with
feeling
,
forgetting
even
his
hunger
for
the
time
;
and
it
was
received
with
the
deepest
and
tenderest
sympathy
by
the
gentle
little
maids
.
But
when
he
got
down
to
his
latest
experiences
and
they
learned
how
long
he
had
been
without
food
,
they
cut
him
short
and
hurried
him
away
to
the
farmhouse
to
find
a
breakfast
for
him
.
The
King
was
cheerful
and
happy
now
,
and
said
to
himself
,
"
When
I
am
come
to
mine
own
again
,
I
will
always
honour
little
children
,
remembering
how
that
these
trusted
me
and
believed
in
me
in
my
time
of
trouble
;
whilst
they
that
were
older
,
and
thought
themselves
wiser
,
mocked
at
me
and
held
me
for
a
liar
.
"
The
children
's
mother
received
the
King
kindly
,
and
was
full
of
pity
;
for
his
forlorn
condition
and
apparently
crazed
intellect
touched
her
womanly
heart
.
She
was
a
widow
,
and
rather
poor
;
consequently
she
had
seen
trouble
enough
to
enable
her
to
feel
for
the
unfortunate
.
She
imagined
that
the
demented
boy
had
wandered
away
from
his
friends
or
keepers
;
so
she
tried
to
find
out
whence
he
had
come
,
in
order
that
she
might
take
measures
to
return
him
;
but
all
her
references
to
neighbouring
towns
and
villages
,
and
all
her
inquiries
in
the
same
line
went
for
nothing
--
the
boy
's
face
,
and
his
answers
,
too
,
showed
that
the
things
she
was
talking
of
were
not
familiar
to
him
.
He
spoke
earnestly
and
simply
about
court
matters
,
and
broke
down
,
more
than
once
,
when
speaking
of
the
late
King
'
his
father
'
;
but
whenever
the
conversation
changed
to
baser
topics
,
he
lost
interest
and
became
silent
.
The
woman
was
mightily
puzzled
;
but
she
did
not
give
up
.
As
she
proceeded
with
her
cooking
,
she
set
herself
to
contriving
devices
to
surprise
the
boy
into
betraying
his
real
secret
.
She
talked
about
cattle
--
he
showed
no
concern
;
then
about
sheep
--
the
same
result
:
so
her
guess
that
he
had
been
a
shepherd
boy
was
an
error
;
she
talked
about
mills
;
and
about
weavers
,
tinkers
,
smiths
,
trades
and
tradesmen
of
all
sorts
;
and
about
Bedlam
,
and
jails
,
and
charitable
retreats
:
but
no
matter
,
she
was
baffled
at
all
points
.
Not
altogether
,
either
;
for
she
argued
that
she
had
narrowed
the
thing
down
to
domestic
service
.
Yes
,
she
was
sure
she
was
on
the
right
track
,
now
;
he
must
have
been
a
house
servant
.
So
she
led
up
to
that
.
But
the
result
was
discouraging
.
The
subject
of
sweeping
appeared
to
weary
him
;
fire-building
failed
to
stir
him
;
scrubbing
and
scouring
awoke
no
enthusiasm
.
The
goodwife
touched
,
with
a
perishing
hope
,
and
rather
as
a
matter
of
form
,
upon
the
subject
of
cooking
.
To
her
surprise
,
and
her
vast
delight
,
the
King
's
face
lighted
at
once
!
Ah
,
she
had
hunted
him
down
at
last
,
she
thought
;
and
she
was
right
proud
,
too
,
of
the
devious
shrewdness
and
tact
which
had
accomplished
it
.
Her
tired
tongue
got
a
chance
to
rest
,
now
;
for
the
King
's
,
inspired
by
gnawing
hunger
and
the
fragrant
smells
that
came
from
the
sputtering
pots
and
pans
,
turned
itself
loose
and
delivered
itself
up
to
such
an
eloquent
dissertation
upon
certain
toothsome
dishes
,
that
within
three
minutes
the
woman
said
to
herself
,
"
Of
a
truth
I
was
right
--
he
hath
holpen
in
a
kitchen
!
"
Then
he
broadened
his
bill
of
fare
,
and
discussed
it
with
such
appreciation
and
animation
,
that
the
goodwife
said
to
herself
,
"
Good
lack
!
how
can
he
know
so
many
dishes
,
and
so
fine
ones
withal
?
For
these
belong
only
upon
the
tables
of
the
rich
and
great
.
Ah
,
now
I
see
!
ragged
outcast
as
he
is
,
he
must
have
served
in
the
palace
before
his
reason
went
astray
;
yes
,
he
must
have
helped
in
the
very
kitchen
of
the
King
himself
!
I
will
test
him
.
"
Full
of
eagerness
to
prove
her
sagacity
,
she
told
the
King
to
mind
the
cooking
a
moment
--
hinting
that
he
might
manufacture
and
add
a
dish
or
two
,
if
he
chose
;
then
she
went
out
of
the
room
and
gave
her
children
a
sign
to
follow
after
.
The
King
muttered
--
"
Another
English
king
had
a
commission
like
to
this
,
in
a
bygone
time
--
it
is
nothing
against
my
dignity
to
undertake
an
office
which
the
great
Alfred
stooped
to
assume
.
But
I
will
try
to
better
serve
my
trust
than
he
;
for
he
let
the
cakes
burn
.
"
The
intent
was
good
,
but
the
performance
was
not
answerable
to
it
,
for
this
King
,
like
the
other
one
,
soon
fell
into
deep
thinkings
concerning
his
vast
affairs
,
and
the
same
calamity
resulted
--
the
cookery
got
burned
.
