Принц и нищий
A Victim of Treachery
Inpursuanceofthefirstplan,hepurposedtoputa‘clime’upontheKing’sleg;rightlyjudgingthatthatwouldmortifyhimtothelastandperfectdegree;andassoonastheclimeshouldoperate,hemeanttogetCanty’shelp,andforcetheKingtoexposehisleginthehighwayandbegforalms.’Clime’wasthecanttermforasore,artificiallycreated.Tomakeaclime,theoperatormadeapasteorpoulticeofunslakedlime,soap,andtherustofoldiron,andspreadituponapieceofleather,whichwasthenboundtightlyupontheleg.Thiswouldpresentlyfretofftheskin,andmakethefleshrawandangry-looking;bloodwasthenrubbeduponthelimb,which,beingfullydried,tookonadarkandrepulsivecolour.Thenabandageofsoiledragswasputoninacleverlycarelesswaywhichwouldallowthehideousulcertobeseen,andmovethecompassionofthepasser-by.
HugogotthehelpofthetinkerwhomtheKinghadcowedwiththesoldering-iron;theytooktheboyoutonatinkeringtramp,andassoonastheywereoutofsightofthecamptheythrewhimdownandthetinkerheldhimwhileHugoboundthepoulticetightandfastuponhisleg.
TheKingragedandstormed,andpromisedtohangthetwothemomentthesceptrewasinhishandagain;buttheykeptafirmgripuponhimandenjoyedhisimpotentstrugglingandjeeredathisthreats.Thiscontinueduntilthepoulticebegantobite;andinnolongtimeitsworkwouldhavebeenperfected,iftherehadbeennointerruption.
