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Le Roi est mort — vive le Roi

           TomwasabouttoblurtoutsomethingabouttheproprietyofpayingthelateKing’sdebtsfirst,beforesquanderingallthismoney,butatimelytouchuponhisarm,fromthethoughtfulHertford,savedhimthisindiscretion;whereforehegavetheroyalassent,withoutspokencomment,butwithmuchinwarddiscomfort.Whilehesatreflectingamomentovertheeasewithwhichhewasdoingstrangeandglitteringmiracles,ahappythoughtshotintohismind:whynotmakehismotherDuchessofOffalCourt,andgiveheranestate?Butasorrowfulthoughtsweptitinstantlyaway:hewasonlyakinginname,thesegraveveteransandgreatnobleswerehismasters;tothemhismotherwasonlythecreatureofadiseasedmind;theywouldsimplylistentohisprojectwithunbelievingears,thensendforthedoctor.

           Thedullworkwenttediouslyon.Petitionswereread,andproclamations,patents,andallmannerofwordy,repetitious,andwearisomepapersrelatingtothepublicbusiness;andatlastTomsighedpatheticallyandmurmuredtohimself,"InwhathaveIoffended,thatthegoodGodshouldtakemeawayfromthefieldsandthefreeairandthesunshine,toshutmeuphereandmakemeakingandafflictmeso?"Thenhispoormuddledheadnoddedawhileandpresentlydroopedtohisshoulder;andthebusinessoftheempirecametoastandstillforwantofthataugustfactor,theratifyingpower.Silenceensuedaroundtheslumberingchild,andthesagesoftherealmceasedfromtheirdeliberations.

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