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Tom receives instructions

           Hestopped,blushed,thencontinuedlowandsadly:"Ah,mymaladypersecutethmeagain,andmymindwandereth.ImeanttheKing’sgracenoirreverence."

           "Weknowit,sir,"saidthePrincessElizabeth,takingher‘brother’s’handbetweenhertwopalms,respectfullybutcaressingly;"troublenotthyselfastothat.Thefaultisnoneofthine,butthydistemper’s."

           "Thou’rtagentlecomforter,sweetlady,"saidTom,gratefully,"andmyheartmovethmetothanktheefor’t,an’Imaybesobold."

           OncethegiddylittleLadyJanefiredasimpleGreekphraseatTom.ThePrincessElizabeth’squickeyesawbythesereneblanknessofthetarget’sfrontthattheshaftwasovershot;soshetranquillydeliveredareturnvolleyofsoundingGreekonTom’sbehalf,andthenstraightwaychangedthetalktoothermatters.

           Timeworeonpleasantly,andlikewisesmoothly,onthewhole.Snagsandsandbarsgrewlessandlessfrequent,andTomgrewmoreandmoreathisease,seeingthatallweresolovinglybentuponhelpinghimandoverlookinghismistakes.WhenitcameoutthatthelittleladiesweretoaccompanyhimtotheLordMayor’sbanquetintheevening,hisheartgaveaboundofreliefanddelight,forhefeltthatheshouldnotbefriendless,now,amongthatmultitudeofstrangers;whereas,anhourearlier,theideaoftheirgoingwithhimwouldhavebeenaninsupportableterrortohim.

           Tom’sguardianangels,thetwolords,hadhadlesscomfortintheinterviewthantheotherpartiestoit.Theyfeltmuchasiftheywerepilotingagreatshipthroughadangerouschannel;theywereonthealertconstantly,andfoundtheirofficenochild’splay.

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