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know�察�but it certainly was a remarkable scene。 

     As soon as the cathedral bell began to toll and the minute´guns to fire�察�

announcing to the kingdom that it was without a king�察�the people gathered 

in crowds�察�stopping at street corners to talk together。 The murmur now and 

then   rose   into   a   shout�察  �and   the   shout   into   a   roar。   When   Prince   Dolor�察�

quietly     floating   in   upper    air�察 �caught    the  sound     of  their   different   and 

opposite      cries�察 �it  seemed     to  him    as  if  the  whole     city  had   gone    mad 

together。 

     ;Long live the king� ─ �The king is dead down with the king� ─ �Down 



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with the crown�察�and the king too� ─ �Hurrah for the republic� ─ �Hurrah for 

no government at all� ─�

     Such   were   the   shouts   which   traveled   up   to   the   traveling´cloak。 And 

then beganoh�察�what a scene� �

     When you children are grown men and women or beforeyou will 

hear and read in books about what are called revolutionsearnestly I trust 

that neither I nor you may ever see one。 But they have happened�察�and may 

happen again�察�in other countries besides Nomansland�察�when wicked kings 

have   helped   to   make   their   people   wicked   too�察  �or   out   of   an   unrighteous 

nation have sprung rulers equally bad�察�or�察�without either of these causes�察�

when a restless country has fancied any change better than no change at 

all。 

     For me�察�I don't like changes�察�unless pretty sure that they are for good。 

And how good can come out of absolute evilthe horrible evil that went 

on    this  night   under   Prince    Dolor's   very   eyessoldiers     shooting    down 

people   by  hundreds in the   streets�察�scaffolds   erected�察 �and heads   dropping 

offhouses burned�察�and women and children murderedthis is more than I 

can understand。 

     But all these things you will find in history�察�my children�察�and must by 

and    by   judge   for  yourselves     the   right  and   wrong    of   them�察  �as  far  as 

anybody ever can judge。 

     Prince Dolor saw it all。 Things happened so fast one after another that 

they quite confused his faculties。 

     ;Oh�察�let me go home�察─�he cried at last�察�stopping his ears and shutting 

his eyes�察 �only let me go home� ─�for even his lonely tower seemed home�察�

and its dreariness and silence absolute paradise after all this。 

     ;Good´by�察 �then�察─  �said   the   magpie�察  �flapping   her   wings。  She   had   been 

chatting incessantly all day and all night�察�for it was actually thus long that 

Prince Dolor had been hovering over the city�察�neither eating nor sleeping�察�

with all these terrible things happening under his very eyes。 ;You've had 

enough�察�I suppose�察�of seeing the world�拭─�

     ;Oh�察�I haveI have� ─�cried the prince�察�with a shudder。 

     ;That is�察�till next time。 All right�察�your royal highness。 You don't know 

me�察�but I know you。 We may meet again some time。; 



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     She looked at him with her clear�察�piercing eyes�察�sharp enough to see 

through everything�察�and it seemed as if they changed from bird's eyes to 

human eyesthe very eyes of his godmother�察�whom he had not seen for 

ever so long。 But the minute afterward she became only a bird�察�and with a 

screech and a chatter�察�spread her wings and flew away。 

     Prince Dolor fell into a kind of swoon of utter misery�察�bewilderment�察�

and exhaustion�察�and when he awoke he found himself in his own room  

alone and quietwith the dawn just breaking�察�and the long rim of yellow 

light in the horizon glimmering through the window´panes。 



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                               CHAPTER IX 



     When Prince Dolor sat up in bed�察�trying to remember where he was�察�

whither he had been�察�and what he had seen the day before�察�he perceived 

that his room was empty。 

     Generally      his  nurse   rather   worried    him   by   breaking    his  slumbers�察�

coming in and ;setting things to rights�察─�as she called it。 Now the dust lay 

thick upon chairs and tables�察�there was no harsh voice heard to scold him 

for not getting up immediately�察�which�察�I am sorry to say�察�this boy did not 

always      do。  For   he   so   enjoyed    lying   still�察 �and  thinking    lazily   about 

everything or nothing�察 �that�察�if he   had not   tried hard against   it�察�he   would 

certainly have become like those celebrated 

       ;Two little men Who lay in their bed till the clock struck ten。; 

     It   was   striking   ten   now�察  �and   still   no   nurse   was   to   be   seen。   He   was 

rather relieved at first�察�for he felt so tired�察�and besides�察�when he stretched 

out his arm�察�he found to his dismay that he had gone to bed in his clothes。 

     Very   uncomfortable   he   felt�察  �of   course�察  �and   just   a   little   frightened。 

Especially   when   he   began   to   call   and   call   again�察  �but   nobody   answered。 

Often he used to think how nice it would be to get rid of his nurse and live 

in this tower all by himselflike a sort of monarch able to do everything 

he liked�察�and leave undone all that he did not want to do�察�but now that this 

seemed really to have happened�察�he did not like it at all。 

     ;Nurse��dear nurse��please come back� ─�he called out。 ;Come back�察�

and I will be the best boy in all the land。; 

     And when she did not come back�察�and nothing but silence answered 

his lamentable call�察�he very nearly began to cry。 

     ;This won't do�察─�he said at last�察�dashing the tears from his eyes。 ;It's 

just like   a baby�察 �and   I'm a   big boyshall   be   a man   some day。 What   has 

happened�察�I wonder�拭�I'll go and see。; 

     He sprang out of bed��not to his feet�察�alas� �but to his poor little weak 

knees�察  �and   crawled   on   them  from   room   to   room。 All   the   four   chambers 

were desertednot forlorn or untidy�察�for everything seemed to have been 

done for his comfort the breakfast and dinner things were laid�察�the food 

spread in order。 He might live ;like a prince�察─�as the proverb is�察�for several 



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days。    But    the  place    was    entirely   forsakenthere      was    evidently     not  a 

creature but himself in the solitary tower。 

     A great fear came upon the poor boy。 Lonely as his life had been�察�he 

had   never   known   what   it   was   to   be   absolutely   alone。 A  kind   of   despair 

seized himno violent anger or terror�察�but a sort of patient desolation。 

     ;What   in   the   world   am   I   to   do�拭─  �thought   he�察  �and   sat   down   in   the 

middle of the floor�察�half inclined to believe that it would be better to give 

up entirely�察�lay himself down�察�and die。 

     This feeling�察�however�察�did not last long�察�for he was young and strong�察�

and�察�I said before�察�by nature a very courageous boy。 There came into his 

head�察  �somehow   or   other�察  �a   proverb   that   his   nurse   had   taught   himthe 

people of Nomansland were very fond of proverbs�此�

       ;For every evil under the sun There is a remedy�察�or there's none�察�If 

there is one�察�try to find it If there isn't�察�never mind it。; 

       ;I   wonder   is   there   a   remedy   now�察  �and   could   I   find   it�拭─  �cried   the 

Prince�察�jumping up and looking out of the window。 

     No help there。 He only saw the broad�察�bleak�察�sunshiny plainthat is�察�at 

first。 But by and by�察�in the circle of mud that surrounded the base of the 

tower�察�he perceived distinctly the marks of a horse's feet�察�and just in the 

spot where the deaf´mute was accustomed to tie up his great black charger�察�

while he himself ascended�察�there lay the remains of a bundle of hay and a 

feed of corn。 

     ;Yes�察  �that's   it。   He   has   come   and   gone�察  �taking   nurse   away   with   him。 

Poor nurse� �how glad she would be to go� ─�

     That was Prince Dolor's first thought。 His secondwasn't it natural�拭�

was a passionate indignation at her crueltyat the cruelty of all the world 

toward him�察�a poor little helpless boy。 Then he determined�察�forsaken as he 

was�察  �to   try   and   hold   on   to   the   last�察  �and   not   to   die   as   long   as   he   could 

possibly help it。 

     Anyhow�察�it would be easier to die here than out in the world�察�among 

the terrible doings which he had just beheldfrom the midst of which�察�it 

suddenly   struck   him�察  �the   deaf´mute   had   come�察  �contriving   somehow   to 

make the nurse understand that the king was dead�察�and she need have no 

fear in going back to the capital�察�where there was a grand revolution�察�and 



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everything turned upside down。 So�察�of course�察�she had gone。 ;I hope she'll 

enjoy it�察�miserable womanif they don't cut off her head too。; 

     And then a kind of remorse smote him for feeling so bitterly toward 

her�察�after all the years she had taken care of himgrudgingly�察�perhaps�察�and 

coldly�察�still she had taken care of him�察�and that even to the last�此�for�察�as I 

have said�察�all his four rooms were as tidy as possible�察�and his meals laid 

out�察�that he might have no more trouble than could be helped。 

     ;Possibly she did not mean to be cruel。 I won't judge her�察─�said he。 And 

afterward he was very glad that he had so determined。 

     For    the   second     time   he   tried   to  dress   himself�察    �and   then   to   do 

everything   he   could   for   himself   even   to   sweeping   up   the   hearth   and 

putting on more coals。 ;It's a funny

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