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mere Comedy of Errors。           Opening my eyes�察�I said boldly�此�



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     ;Now that you are satisfied who I resemble�察�gentlemen�察�perhaps you 

will tell me who you are�拭─�

     ;Certainly�察─�said the elder curtly。        ;I am Spitza simple colonel of his 

Majesty's�察 �yet�察 �nevertheless�察 �the  one  man   who   runs   this   whole   dynasty 

and this young gentleman is Fritz�察�my lieutenant。 And you are�拭─�

     ;My name is Razorbillbrother to Lord Burleydon�察─�I replied calmly。 

     ;Good   heavens�   �another   of   the   lot� ─  �he   muttered。    Then�察  �correcting 

himself�察�he said brusquely�此 �Any relation to that Englishwoman who was 

so sweet on the old Rupert centuries ago�拭─�

     Here�察  �again�察  �I   suppose   my   sister´in´law   would   have   had   me   knock 

down   the   foreign   insulter   of   my  English   ancestressbut  I   colored   to the 

roots of my hair�察�and even fartherwith pleasure at this proof of my royal 

descent�     �And then a cheery voice was heard calling ;Spitz� ─�and ;Fritz� ─�

through the woods。 

     ;The King� ─�said Spitz to Fritz quickly。           ;He must not see him。; 

     ;Too   late�察─  �said   Fritz�察  �as   a   young   man   bounded   lightly   out   of   the 

bushes。 

     I was thunderstruck�        �It was as if I had suddenly been confronted with 

a   mirrorand     beheld    myself�    �Of    course    he   was   not  quite   so   good´ 

looking�察�or so tall�察�but he was still a colorable imitation� �I was delighted。 

     Nevertheless�察�for a moment he did not seem to reciprocate my feeling。 

He stared at me�察�staggered back and passed his hand across his forehead。 

;Can it be�察─�he muttered thickly�察 �that I've got 'em agin�拭             �Yet I only had 

shingle glash� ─�

     But Fritz quickly interposed。 

     ;Your Majesty is all rightthough�察─�he added in a lower voice�察 �let this 

be a  warning to   you   for to´morrow�          �This   gentleman is   Mr。  Razorbill 

you know the old story of the Razorbills��Ha� �ha� ─�

     But the King did not laugh�察�he extended his hand and said gently�察 �You 

are    welcomemy         cousin� ─     �Indeed�察    �my    sister´in´law     would     have 

probably said thatdissipated though he washe was the only gentleman 

there。 

     ;I have come to see the coronation�察�your Majesty�察─�I said。 

     ;And   you   shall�察─  �said   the   King   heartily�察   �and   shall   go   with   us�   �The 



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show   can't   begin   without   useh�察  �Spitz�拭─  �he   added   playfully�察  �poking   the 

veteran in the ribs�察 �whatever Michael may do� ─�

     Then he   linked his arms   in   Spitz's and   mine。         ;Let's   go to   the hut 

and have some supper and fizz�察─�he said gayly。 

     We went to the hut。        We had supper。        We ate and drank heavily。          We 

danced   madly   around   the   table。      Nevertheless   I   thought   that   Spitz   and 

Fritz were worried by the King's potations�察�and Spitz at last went so far as 

to   remind   his   Majesty   that   they   were   to   start   early   in   the   morning   for 

Kohlslau。      I noticed also that as the King drank his speech grew thicker 

and   Spitz   and   Fritz   exchanged   glances。       At   last   Spitz   said   with   stern 

significance�此�

     ;Your   Majesty   has   not   forgotten   the   test   invariably   submitted   to   the 

King at his coronation�拭─�

     ;Shertenly not�察─�replied the King�察�with his reckless laugh。                ;The King 

mush be able to pronounshname of his countryintel´lillil´ gibly�此�mush 

shay     ��hic�。��此 �'I'm  King    ofKing     ofTootoo´tooral´      looral´anyer。';     He 

staggered�察�laughed�察�and fell under the table。 

     ;He cannot say it� ─�gasped Fritz and Spitz in one voice。                ;He is lost� ─�

     ;Unless�察─     �said   Fritz   suddenly�察    �pointing    at   me    with    a  flash   of 

intelligence�察 �HE can personate him�察�and say it。               Can you�拭─�he turned to 

me brusquely。 

     It   was   an  awful   moment。       I   had   been   drinking   heavily   too�察  �but   I 

resolved   to   succeed。      ;I'm   King   of   Trooly´rooly;   I   murmured�察  �but   I 

could not master itI staggered and followed the King under the table。 

     ;Is there no one here�察─�roared Spitz�察 �who can shave thish dynasty�察�and 

shay 'Tooral'�拭     �No�  �it�     �I mean 'Trularlooral'; but he�察�too�察�lurched 

hopelessly forward。 

     ;No one can say 'Tooral´looral'; muttered Fritz�察�and�察�grasping Spitz 

in despair�察�they both rolled under the table。 

     How   long   we   lay   there�察  �Heaven   knows�       �I   was   awakened   by   Spitz 

playing the garden hose on me。             He was booted and spurred�察�with Fritz 

by his side。      The King was lying on a bench�察�saying feebly�此 �Blesh you�察�

my chillen。; 

     ;By politely acceding to Black Michael's request to 'try our one´ and´ 



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six   sherry��'   he   has   been   brought   to   this   condition�察─  �said   Spitz   bitterly。 

;It's a trick to keep him from being crowned。                 In this country if the King 

is   crowned   while   drunk�察  �the   kingdom   instantly   reverts   to   a   villainno 

matter who。       But in this case the villain is Black Michael。              Ha� �What say 

you�察  �lad�拭    �Shall   we   frustrate   the   rascal�察  �by   having   YOU   personate   the 

King�拭─�

     I waswell��intoxicated at the thought�               �But what would my sister´ 

in´law   say�拭     �Would   shein   her   Nonconformist   conscience   consider   it 

strictly   honorable�拭      �But   I   swept   all   scruples   aside。   A  King   was   to   be 

saved�       �I   will   go�察─  �I  said。   ;Let    us  on   to  Kohlslauriding       like   the 

wind� ─     �We   rode   like   the   wind�察  �furiously�察  �madly。     Mounted   on   a   wild�察�

dashing   bayknown   familiarly   as   the   ;Bay   of   Biscay;   from   its   rough 

turbulenceI easily kept the lead。 But our horses began to fail。                   Suddenly 

Spitz   halted�察  �clapped   his   hand   to   his   head�察  �and   threw   himself   from   his 

horse。     ;Fools� ─  �he   said�察   �we   should   have   taken   the   train�     �It   will   get 

there an hour before we will� ─           �He pointed to a wayside station where the 

7。15 excursion train for Kohlslau was waiting。 

     ;But     how    dreadfully     unmediaeval��What           will  the   public    say�拭─   �I 

began。 

     ;Bother   the   public� ─  �he   said   gruffly。    ;Who's   running   this   dynasty 

you or I�拭     �Come� ─      �With the assistance of Fritz he tied up my face with a 

handkerchief to simulate toothache�察�and then�察�with a shout of defiance�察�we 

three rushed madly into a closely packed third´ class carriage。 

     Never shall I forget the perils�察�the fatigue�察�the hopes and fears of that 

mad   journey。      Panting�察  �perspiring�察  �packed   together   with   cheap   trippers�察�

but exalted with the one hope of saving the King�察�we at last staggered out 

on   the   Kohlslau   platform   utterly   exhausted。         As   we   did   so   we   heard   a 

distant   roar   from  the   city。  Fritz   turned an   ashen gray�察 �Spitz   a livid   blue。 

;Are we too late�拭─�he gasped�察�as we madly fought our way into the street�察�

where shouts of ;The King�              �The King� ─�were rending the air。              ;Can it 

be    Black    Michael�拭─      �But     here   the   crowd     parted�察   �and   a  procession�察�

preceded   by   outriders�察  �flashed   into   the   square。       And   there�察  �seated   in   a 

carriage beside the most beautiful red´haired girl I had ever seen�察�was the 

King��the King whom we had left two hours ago�察�dead drunk in the hut in 



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                CHAPTERS III TO XXII 

                                ��Inclusive�� 



                        IN WHICH THINGS GET MIXED 

    We   reeled   against   each   other   aghast�  �Spitz   recovered   himself   first。 

;We must fly� ─�he said hoarsely。          ;If the King has discovered our trick 

we are lost� ─�

     ;But where shall we go�拭─�I asked。 

     ;Back to the hut。; 

    We   caught   the   next   train   to   Bock。 An   hour   later   we   stood   panting 

within the hut。     Its walls and ceiling were splashed with sinister red stains。 

;Blood� ─    �I  exclaimed     joyfully。   ;At    last  we   have   a  real   mediaeval 

adventure� ─�

     ;It's Burgundy�察�you fool�察─�growled Spitz�察 �good Burgundy wasted� ─�At 

this moment Fritz appeared dragging in the hut´keeper。 

     ;Where     is  the  King�拭─    �demanded     Spitz   fiercely   of  the  trembling 

peasant。 

     ;He was carried away an hour ago by Black Michael and taken to the 

castle。; 

     ;And when did he LEAVE the castle�拭─�roared Spitz。 

     ;He never left the castle�察�sir�察�and�察�alas� �I fear never will�察�alive� ─�replied 

the man�察�shuddering。 

    We stared at each other�         �Spitz bit his grizzled mustache。        ;So�察─�he 

said   bitterly�察   �Black   Michael   has   simply   anticipated   us   with   the   same 

game�      �We have been tricked。        I knew it could not be the King whom 

they   crowned�     �No� ─  �he   added   quickly�察   �I   see   it   allit   was   Rupert   of 

Glasgow� ─�

     ;Who is Rupert of Glasgow�拭─�I cried。 

     ;Oh�察  �I   really   can't   go   over   all   

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