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rather than his legs�察�and sometimes trying feebly to crawl from one chair 

to another�察�it seemed to strike the father that all was not right with his son。 

     ;How old is his Royal Highness�拭─�said he suddenly to the nurse。 

     ;Two years�察�three months�察�and five days�察�please your Majesty。; 

     ;It does not please me�察─�said the King�察�with a sigh。 ;He ought to be far 

more   forward   than   he   is   now   ought   he   not�察  �brother�拭�You�察  �who   have   so 

many children�察�must know。 Is there not something wrong about him�拭─�

     ;Oh�察�no�察─�said the Crown´Prince�察�exchanging meaning looks with the 

nurse�察�who did not understand at all�察�but stood frightened and trembling 

with the tears in her eyes。 ;Nothing to make your Majesty at all uneasy。 

No doubt his Royal Highness will outgrow it in time。; 

     ;Outgrowwhat�拭─�

     ;A slight delicacyahem��in the spine�察�something inherited�察�perhaps�察�

from his dear mother。; 

     ;Ah�察  �she   was   always   delicate�察  �but   she   was   the   sweetest   woman   that 

ever lived。 Come here�察�my little son。; 

     And as the Prince turned round upon his father a small�察�sweet�察�grave 

face��so like his mother's��his Majesty the King smiled and held out his 

arms。 But when the boy came to him�察�not running like a boy�察�but wriggling 



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awkwardly along the floor�察�the royal countenance clouded over。 

     ;I   ought   to   have   been   told   of   this。   It   is   terribleterrible� �And   for   a 

prince too。 Send for all the doctors in my kingdom immediately。; 

     They came�察�and each gave a different opinion and ordered a different 

mode   of   treatment。   The   only   thing   they   agreed   in   was   what   had   been 

pretty  well   known   before�察  �that   the   Prince   must   have   been   hurt   when   he 

was an infantlet fall�察�perhaps�察�so as to injure his spine and lower limbs。 

Did nobody remember�拭�

     No�察�nobody。 Indignantly�察�all the nurses denied that any such accident 

had   happened�察  �was   possible  to   have   happened�察�until   the   faithful   country 

nurse recollected that it really had happened on the day of the christening。 

For which unluckily good memory all the others scolded her so severely 

that she had no peace of her life�察�and soon after�察�by the influence of the 

young lady nurse who had carried the baby that fatal day�察�and who was a 

sort   of  connection   of   the   Crown´   Princebeing   his   wife's second   cousin 

once     removedthe       poor   woman      was    pensioned      off  and    sent   to  the 

Beautiful Mountains from whence she came�察�with orders to remain there 

for the rest of her days。 

     But of all this the King knew nothing�察�for�察�indeed�察�after the first shock 

of finding out that his son could not walk�察�and seemed never likely to he 

interfered very little concerning him。 The whole thing was too painful�察�and 

his Majesty never liked painful things。 Sometimes he inquired after Prince 

Dolor�察  �and   they   told   him   his   Royal   Highness   was   going   on   as   well   as 

could be expected�察�which really was the case。 For�察�after worrying the poor 

child    and    perplexing     themselves      with   one   remedy      after  another�察   �the 

Crown´   Prince�察  �not   wishing   to   offend   any   of   the   differing   doctors�察  �had 

proposed leaving him to Nature�察�and Nature�察�the safest doctor of all�察�had 

come to his help and done her best。 

     He could not walk�察�it is true�察�his limbs were mere useless appendages 

to his body�察�but the body itself was strong and sound。 And his face was the 

same as everjust his mother's face�察�one of the sweetest in the world。 

     Even   the   King�察  �indifferent   as   he   was�察  �sometimes   looked   at   the   little 

fellow with sad tenderness�察�noticing how cleverly he learned to crawl and 

swing himself about by his arms�察�so that in his own awkward way he was 



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as active in motion as most children of his age。 

     ;Poor little man� �he does his best�察�and he is not unhappynot half so 

unhappy      as  I�察 �brother�察─  �addressing     the   Crown´Prince�察     �who    was    more 

constant than ever in his attendance upon the sick monarch。 ;If anything 

should befall me�察�I have appointed you Regent。 In case of my death�察�you 

will take care of my poor little boy�拭─�

     ;Certainly�察�certainly�察�but do not let us imagine any such misfortune。 I 

assure your Majesty everybody will assure youthat it is not in the least 

likely。; 

     He knew�察�however�察�and everybody knew�察�that it was likely�察�and soon 

after it actually did happen。 The King died as suddenly and quietly as the 

Queen had doneindeed�察�in her very room and bed�察�and Prince Dolor was 

left without either father or motheras sad a thing as could happen�察�even 

to a prince。 

     He was more than that now�察�though。 He was a king。 In Nomansland�察�as 

in other countries�察�the people were struck with grief one day and revived 

the   next。   ;The   king   is   deadlong   live   the   king� ─  �was   the   cry   that   rang 

through the nation�察�and almost before his late Majesty had been laid beside 

the Queen in their splendid mausoleum�察�crowds came thronging from all 

parts to the royal palace�察�eager to see the new monarch。 

     They did see him��the Prince Regent took care they should��sitting on 

the floor of the council chamber�察�sucking his thumb� �And when one of the 

gentlemen´in´waiting         lifted  him    up  and   carried    himfancy     carrying    a 

king��to the chair of state�察�and put the crown on his head�察�he shook it off 

again�察�it was so heavy and uncomfortable。 Sliding down to the foot of the 

throne he began playing with the golden lions that supported it�察�stroking 

their   paws   and   putting   his   tiny   fingers   into   their   eyes�察  �and   laughing 

laughing as if he had at last found something to amuse him。 

     ;There's a fine king for you� ─�said the first lord´in´waiting�察�a friend of 

the Prince Regent's ��the Crown´Prince that used to be�察�who�察�in the deepest 

mourning�察�stood silently beside the throne of his young nephew。 He was a 

handsome   man�察  �very  grand   and   clever´looking��。  ;What   a king�   �who   can 

never stand to receive his subjects�察�never walk in processions�察�who to the 

last   day   of  his   life  will  have   to  be   carried   about    like  a  baby。   Very 



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unfortunate� ─�

     ;Exceedingly unfortunate�察─�repeated the second lord。 ;It is always bad 

for a nation when its king is a child�察�but such a childa permanent cripple�察�

if not worse。; 

     ;Let us hope not worse�察─�said the first lord in a very hopeless tone�察�and 

looking toward the Regent�察�who stood erect and pretended to hear nothing。 

;I have heard that these sort of children with very large heads�察�and great 

broad fore´ heads and staring eyes�察�arewell�察�well�察�let us hope for the best 

and be prepared for the worst。 In the meantime; 

     ;I swear�察─�said the Crown´Prince�察�coming forward and kissing the hilt 

of his sword;I swear to perform my duties as Regent�察�to take all care of 

his Royal Highnesshis Majesty�察�I mean�察─�with a grand bow to the little 

child�察�who laughed innocently back again。 ;And I will do my humble best 

to govern the country。 Still�察�if the country has the slightest objection; 

     But the Crown´Prince being generalissimo�察�having the whole army at 

his beck and call�察�so that he could have begun a civil war in no time�察�the 

country had�察�of course�察�not the slightest objection。 

     So   the   King   and   Queen   slept   together   in   peace�察  �and   Prince   Dolor 

reigned over   the   landthat   is�察 �his   uncle   did�察  �and   everybody  said   what   a 

fortunate thing it was for the poor little Prince to have such a clever uncle 

to take care of him。 

     All things went on as usual�察�indeed�察�after the Regent had brought his 

wife and her seven sons�察�and established them in the palace�察�rather better 

than   usual。   For   they   gave   such   splendid   entertainments   and   made   the 

capital so lively that trade revived�察�and the country was said to be more 

flourishing than it had been for a century。 Whenever the Regent and his 

sons   appeared�察  �they   were   received   with   shouts�此   �Long   live   the   Crown´ 

Prince� ─ �Long live the royal family� ─�And�察�in truth�察�they were very fine 

children�察�the whole seven of them�察�and made a great show when they rode 

out together on seven beautiful horses�察�one height above another�察�down to 

the youngest�察�on his tiny black pony�察�no bigger than a large dog。 

     As for the other child�察�his Royal Highness Prince Dolor��for somehow 

people     soon    ceased    to  call  him    his  Majesty�察   �which     seemed     such   a 

ridiculous title for a poor little fellow�察�a helpless cripple��with only head 



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and trunk�察�and no legs to speak of��he was seen very seldom by anybody。 

     Sometimes   people   daring   enough   to   peer   over   the   high   wall   of   the 

palace   garden   noticed   there�察  �carried   in   a   footman's   arms�察  �or   drawn   in   a 

chair�察�or left to play on the grass�察�often with nobody to mind him�察�a pretty 

little boy�察  �with   a   bright�察  �intelligent   face   and   large�察  �melancholy  eyesno�察�

not   exactly   melancholy�察  �for   they   were   his   mother's�察  �and   she   was   by   no 

means      sad´minded�察     �but   thoughtful     and    dreamy。     They    rather   perplexed 

people�察�those childish eyes�察�they were so exceedi

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