The Prince and the Pauper

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The Prince and the Pauper · Chapter I. The birth of the Prince and the Pauper
The Prince and the Pauper The Great Seal I will set down a tale as it was told to me by one who had it of his father, which latter had it o…
Chapter II. Tom’s early life
Let us skip a number of years. London was fifteen hundred years old, and was a great town—for that day. It had a hundred thousand inhabitan…
Chapter III. Tom’s meeting with the Prince
Tom got up hungry, and sauntered hungry away, but with his thoughts busy with the shadowy splendours of his night’s dreams. He wandered her…
Chapter IV. The Prince’s troubles begin
After hours of persistent pursuit and persecution, the little prince was at last deserted by the rabble and left to himself. As long as he…
Chapter V. Tom as a Patrician
Tom Canty, left alone in the prince’s cabinet, made good use of his opportunity. He turned himself this way and that before the great mirro…
Chapter VI. Tom receives instructions
Tom was conducted to the principal apartment of a noble suite, and made to sit down—a thing which he was loth to do, since there were elder…
Chapter VII. Tom’s first royal dinner
Somewhat after one in the afternoon, Tom resignedly underwent the ordeal of being dressed for dinner. He found himself as finely clothed as…
Chapter VIII. The Question of the Seal · Chapter IX. The river pageant
Chapter VIII. The Question of the Seal About five o’clock Henry VIII. awoke out of an unrefreshing nap, and muttered to himself, “Troublous…
Chapter X. The Prince in the toils
We left John Canty dragging the rightful prince into Offal Court, with a noisy and delighted mob at his heels. There was but one person in…
Chapter XI. At Guildhall
The royal barge, attended by its gorgeous fleet, took its stately way down the Thames through the wilderness of illuminated boats. The air…
Chapter XII. The Prince and his Deliverer (1)
As soon as Miles Hendon and the little prince were clear of the mob, they struck down through back lanes and alleys toward the river. Their…
Chapter XII. The Prince and his Deliverer (2)
“My poor service went not beyond the limit of a subject’s simple duty, and therefore hath no merit; but since your Majesty is pleased to ho…
Chapter XIII. The disappearance of the Prince
A heavy drowsiness presently fell upon the two comrades. The King said— “Remove these rags.”—meaning his clothing. Hendon disapparelled the…
Chapter XIV. ‘Le Roi est mort—vive le Roi.’
Toward daylight of the same morning, Tom Canty stirred out of a heavy sleep and opened his eyes in the dark. He lay silent a few moments, t…
Chapter XV. Tom as King
The next day the foreign ambassadors came, with their gorgeous trains; and Tom, throned in awful state, received them. The splendours of th…
Chapter XVI. The State Dinner
The dinner hour drew near—yet strangely enough, the thought brought but slight discomfort to Tom, and hardly any terror. The morning’s expe…
Chapter XVII. Foo-foo the First
Miles Hendon hurried along toward the Southwark end of the bridge, keeping a sharp look-out for the persons he sought, and hoping and expec…
Chapter XVIII. The Prince with the Tramps
The troop of vagabonds turned out at early dawn, and set forward on their march. There was a lowering sky overhead, sloppy ground under foo…
Chapter XIX. The Prince with the peasants
When the King awoke in the early morning, he found that a wet but thoughtful rat had crept into the place during the night and made a cosy…
Chapter XX. The Prince and the hermit
The high hedge hid him from the house, now; and so, under the impulse of a deadly fright, he let out all his forces and sped toward a wood…
Chapter XXI. Hendon to the rescue
The old man glided away, stooping, stealthy, cat-like, and brought the low bench. He seated himself upon it, half his body in the dim and f…
Chapter XXII. A Victim of Treachery
Once more ‘King Foo-foo the First’ was roving with the tramps and outlaws, a butt for their coarse jests and dull-witted railleries, and so…
Chapter XXIII. The Prince a prisoner
Hendon forced back a smile, and bent down and whispered in the King’s ear— “Softly, softly, my prince, wag thy tongue warily—nay, suffer it…
Chapter XXIV. The Escape
The short winter day was nearly ended. The streets were deserted, save for a few random stragglers, and these hurried straight along, with…
Chapter XXV. Hendon Hall
As soon as Hendon and the King were out of sight of the constable, his Majesty was instructed to hurry to a certain place outside the town,…
Chapter XXVI. Disowned
The King sat musing a few moments, then looked up and said— “’Tis strange—most strange. I cannot account for it.” “No, it is not strange, m…
Chapter XXVII. In Prison
The cells were all crowded; so the two friends were chained in a large room where persons charged with trifling offences were commonly kept…
Chapter XXVIII. The sacrifice
Meantime Miles was growing sufficiently tired of confinement and inaction. But now his trial came on, to his great gratification, and he th…
Chapter XXIX. To London · Chapter XXX. Tom’s progress
Chapter XXIX. To London When Hendon’s term of service in the stocks was finished, he was released and ordered to quit the region and come b…
Chapter XXXI. The Recognition procession
When Tom Canty awoke the next morning, the air was heavy with a thunderous murmur: all the distances were charged with it. It was music to…
Chapter XXXII. Coronation Day (1)
Let us go backward a few hours, and place ourselves in Westminster Abbey, at four o’clock in the morning of this memorable Coronation Day.…
Chapter XXXII. Coronation Day (2)
The whole assemblage was on its feet now, and well-nigh out of its mind with uneasiness, apprehension, and consuming excitement. On the flo…
Chapter XXXIII. Edward as King (1)
Miles Hendon was picturesque enough before he got into the riot on London Bridge—he was more so when he got out of it. He had but little mo…
Chapter XXXIII. Edward as King (2)
NOTE 1, Chapter IV. Christ’s Hospital Costume. It is most reasonable to regard the dress as copied from the costume of the citizens of Lond…