Принц и нищий
Coronation Day
Afteratime,quietreignsagain;forthepeeressesareallcomeandareallintheirplaces,asolidacreorsuchamatter,ofhumanflowers,resplendentinvariegatedcolours,andfrostedlikeaMilkyWaywithdiamonds.Thereareallageshere:brown,wrinkled,white-haireddowagerswhoareabletogoback,andstillback,downthestreamoftime,andrecallthecrowningofRichardIII.andthetroublousdaysofthatoldforgottenage;andtherearehandsomemiddle-ageddames;andlovelyandgraciousyoungmatrons;andgentleandbeautifulyounggirls,withbeamingeyesandfreshcomplexions,whomaypossiblyputontheirjewelledcoronetsawkwardlywhenthegreattimecomes;forthematterwillbenewtothem,andtheirexcitementwillbeasorehindrance.Still,thismaynothappen,forthehairofalltheseladieshasbeenarrangedwithaspecialviewtotheswiftandsuccessfullodgingofthecrowninitsplacewhenthesignalcomes.
Wehaveseenthatthismassedarrayofpeeressesissownthickwithdiamonds,andwealsoseethatitisamarvellousspectacle—butnowweareabouttobeastonishedinearnest.
