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                           by Bret Harte 



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                                 CHAPTER I 



                       RUDOLPH OF TRULYRURALANIA 

     When I state that I was own brother to Lord Burleydon�察�had an income 

of two thousand a year�察�could speak all the polite languages fluently�察�was a 

powerful      swordsman�察     �a  good    shot�察  �and   could   ride   anything    from    an 

elephant to a clotheshorse�察�I really think I have said enough to satisfy any 

feminine novel´reader of Bayswater or South Kensington that I was a hero。 

My brother's wife�察�however�察�did not seem to incline to this belief。 

     ;A more conceited�察�self´satisfied little cad I never met than you�察─�she 

said。    ;Why don't you try to do something instead of sneering at others 

who do�拭      �You never take anything seriouslyexcept yourself�察�which isn't 

worth it。     You are proud of your red hair and peaked nose just because 

you   fondly  believe   that   you   got them  from  the  Prince  of Trulyruralania�察�

and   are   willing   to   think   evil   of   your   ancestress   to   satisfy   your   snobbish 

little soul。    Let me tell you�察�sir�察�that there was no more truth about that 

than   there   was   in   that   silly   talk   of   her   partiality   for   her   husband's   red´ 

haired gamekeeper in Scotland。            Ah� �that makes you startdon't it�拭         �But 

I have always observed that a mule is apt to remember only the horse side 

of his ancestry� ─�

     Whenever   my   pretty   sister´in´law   talks   in   this   way   I   always   try   to 

forget that   she   came   of   a   family  far   inferior   to   our   own�察  �the   Razorbills。 

Indeed�察  �her   peopleof   the   Nonconformist   stockreally   had   nothing   but 

wealth and rectitude�察�and I think my brother Bob�察�in his genuine love for 

her�察�was willing to overlook the latter for the sake of the former。 

     My pretty sister´in´law's interest in my affairs always made me believe 

that she secretly worshiped mealthough it was a fact�察�as will be seen in 

the   progress   of   this   story�察  �that   most   women   blushed   on   my   addressing 

them。     I used to say it ;was the reflection of my red hair on a transparent 

complexion�察─�which was rather neat wasn't it�拭              �And subtle�拭      �But then�察�

I was always saying such subtle things。 

     ;My   dear   Rose�察─  �I   said�察  �laying   down   my   egg   spoon   ��the   egg   spoon 

really    had   nothing    to   do   with   this  speech�察    �but  it  imparted     such   a 

delightfully realistic flavor to the scene���察 �I'm not to blame if I resemble 



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the S'helpburgs。; 

     ;It's   your   being   so   beastly   proud   of   it   that   I   object   to� ─  �she   replied。 

;And   for   Heaven's   sake�察  �try   to   BE   something�察  �and   not   merely   resemble 

things�     �The fact is you resemble too muchyou're ALWAYS resembling。 

You resemble a   man of   fashion�察�and   you're not�察�a   wit�察�and   you're not�察  �a 

soldier�察�a sportsman�察�a heroand you're none of 'em。                    Altogether�察�you're 

not in the least convincing。          Now�察�listen�       �There's a good chance for you 

to   go   as  our   attache    with   Lord    Mumblepeg�察       �the   new    Ambassador       to 

Cochin      China。     In   all  the  novels�察   �you    know�察   �attaches    are  always     the 

confidants   of   Grand   Duchesses�察  �and   know   more   state   secrets   than   their 

chiefs�察  �in   real   life�察  �I   believe   they   are   something   like   a   city   clerk   with   a 

leaning to private theatricals。         Say you'll go�       �Do� ─�

     ;I'll take a few months' holiday first�察─�I replied�察 �and then�察─�I added in 

my gay�察�dashing way�察 �if the place is openhang it if I don't go� ─�

     ;Good      old   bounder� ─    �she   said�察   �and   don't   think   too   much     of  that 

precious Prince Rupert。          He was a bad lot。; 

     She blushed again at meas her husband entered。 

     ;Take Rose's advice�察�Rupert�察�my boy�察─�he said�察 �and go� ─�

     And     that   is  how    I  came    to  go   to  Trulyruralania。       For    I  secretly 

resolved to take my holiday in traveling in that country and trying�察�as dear 

Lady   Burleydon        put   it�察 �really   to  be  somebody�察      �instead   of   resembling 

anybody in particular。         A precious lot SHE knew about it� �



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                               CHAPTER II 



             IN WHICH MY HAIR CAUSES A LOT OF THINGS 

       You   go   to   Trulyruralania   from   Charing   Cross。   In   passing   through 

Paris   we   picked   up   Mlle。   Beljambe�察  �who   was   going   to   Kohlslau�察     �the 

capital of Trulyruralania�察�to marry the Grand Duke Michael�察�who�察�however�察�

as I was informed�察�was in love with the Princess Flirtia。 She blushed on 

seeing mebut�察�I was told afterwards�察�declined being introduced to me on 

any account。      However�察�I thought nothing of this�察�and went on to Bock�察�

the next station to Kohlslau。        At the little inn in the forest I was informed 

I was just in time to see the coronation of the new king the next day。               The 

landlady and her daughter were very communicative�察�and�察�after the fashion 

of    the  simple�察   �guileless   stage   peasant�察   �instantly   informed     me    what 

everybody was doing�察�and at once explained the situation。                  She told me 

that the Grand Duke Michaelor Black Michael as he was called himself 

aspired to the throne�察�as well as to the hand of the Princess Flirtia�察�but was 

hated    by   the  populace�察   �who    preferred   the  young    heir�察 �Prince   Rupert�察�

because   he   had   the   hair   and   features   of   the   dynasty   of   the   S'helpburgs�察�

;which�察─�she added�察 �are singularly like your own。; 

     ;But is red hair so very peculiar here�拭─�I asked。 

     ;Among the Jewsyes�察�sire�          �I mean yes�察�SIR�察─�she corrected herself。 

;You seldom see a red´headed Jew。; 

     ;The Jews� ─�I repeated in astonishment。 

     ;Of   course   you   know   the   S'helpburgs   are   descended   directly   from 

Solomonand   have   indeed   some   of   his   matrimonial   peculiarities�察─  �she 

said�察�blushing。 

     I was amazedbut recalled myself。           ;But why do they call the Duke 

of Kohlslau Black Michael�拭─�I asked carelessly。 

     ;Because   be   is   nearly   black�察  �sir。 You   see�察  �when   the   great   Prince 

Rupert   went   abroad   in   the   old   time   he   visited   England�察  �Scotland�察  �and 

Africa。    They say he married an African lady thereand that the Duke is 

really more in the direct line of succession than Prince Rupert。; 

     But   here   the  daughter    showed     me   to  my   room。    She    blushed�察   �of 

course�察�and apologized for not bringing a candle�察�as she thought my hair 



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was sufficiently illuminating。          ;But�察─�she added with another blush�察 �I do 

SO like it。; 

     I replied by giving her something of no value��a Belgian nickel which 

wouldn't   pass   in   Bock�察  �as   I   had   found   to   my   cost。  But   my   hair   had 

evidently   attracted   attention   from   others�察  �for   on   my   return   to   the   guest´ 

room     a  stranger    approached      me�察  �and    in  the  purest    and   most    precise 

Germanthe Court or 'Olland Hof speech addressed me�此�

     ;Have you the red hair of the fair King or the hair of your father�拭─�

     Luckily I was able to reply with the same purity and precision�此 �I have 

both the hair of the fair King and my own。               But I have not the hair of my 

father nor of Black Michael�察�nor of the innkeeper nor the innkeeper's wife。 

The red HEIR of the fair King would be a son。; 

     Possibly   this   delicate   mot   on   the   approaching   marriage   of   the   King 

was lost in the translation�察�for the stranger strode abruptly away。 I learned�察�

however�察�that the King was actually then in Bock�察�at the castle a few miles 

distant�察�in the woods。        I resolved to stroll thither。 

     It was a fine old mediaeval structure。            But as the singular incidents I 

am about to relate combine the romantic and adventurous atmosphere of 

the   middle   ages   with   all   the   appliances   of   modern   times�察  �I   may   briefly 

state that the castle was lit by electricity�察�bad fire´escapes on each of the 

turrets�察   �four   lifts�察 �and   was   fitted   up   by   one   of   the  best   West    End 

establishments。        The     sanitary    arrangements       were    excellent�察   �and    the 

drainage of the most perfect order�察�as I had reason to know personally later。 

I was so affected by the peaceful solitude that I lay down under a tree and 

presently     fell  asleep。    I  was    awakened      by   the  sound    of   voices�察  �and�察�

looking     up�察  �beheld    two   men    bending     over   me。    One     was   a  grizzled 

veteran�察  �and   the   other   a   younger   dandyfied   man�察  �both   were   dressed   in 

shooting suits。 

     ;Never saw such a resemblance before in all my life�察─�said the elder 

man。     ;'Pon my soul� �if the King hadn't got shaved yesterday because the 

Princess Flirtia said his beard tickled her�察�I'd swear it was he� ─�

     I could not help thinking how lucky it wasfor this narrative that the 

King   HAD   shaved�察  �otherwise   my   story   would   have   degenerated   into   a 

mere Comedy of Errors。   

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