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Le Roi est mort — vive le Roi

           Thenhestrucktheboyalightblowontheshoulderwiththeflatofhissword,exclaiming,"Rise,HumphreyMarlow,HereditaryGrandWhipping-BoytotheRoyalHouseofEngland!BanishsorrowIwillbetakemetomybooksagain,andstudysoillthattheymustinjusticetreblethywage,somightilyshallthebusinessofthineofficebeaugmented."

           ThegratefulHumphreyrespondedfervidly

           "Thanks,Omostnoblemaster,thisprincelylavishnessdothfarsurpassmymostdistempereddreamsoffortune.NowshallIbehappyallmydays,andallthehouseofMarlowafterme."

           Tomhadwitenoughtoperceivethatherewasaladwhocouldbeusefultohim.HeencouragedHumphreytotalk,andhewasnothingloath.HewasdelightedtobelievethathewashelpinginTom’s‘cure’;foralways,assoonashehadfinishedcallingbacktoTom’sdiseasedmindthevariousparticularsofhisexperiencesandadventuresintheroyalschool-roomandelsewhereaboutthepalace,henoticedthatTomwasthenableto‘recall’thecircumstancesquiteclearly.AttheendofanhourTomfoundhimselfwellfreightedwithveryvaluableinformationconcerningpersonagesandmatterspertainingtotheCourt;soheresolvedtodrawinstructionfromthissourcedaily;andtothisendhewouldgiveordertoadmitHumphreytotheroyalclosetwheneverhemightcome,providedtheMajestyofEnglandwasnotengagedwithotherpeople.HumphreyhadhardlybeendismissedwhenmyLordHertfordarrivedwithmoretroubleforTom.

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