Принц і жебрак
Tom as King
Hesaid—
"TheseyourGrace’snoblewordshavesealeditsdoom.Historywillrememberittothehonourofyourroyalhouse."
Theunder-sheriffwasabouttoremovehisprisoner;Tomgavehimasigntowait;thenhesaid—
"Goodsir,Iwouldlookintothismatterfurther.Themanhassaidhisdeedwasbutlamelyproved.Tellmewhatthouknowest."
"IftheKing’sgraceplease,itdidappearuponthetrialthatthismanenteredintoahouseinthehamletofIslingtonwhereonelaysick—threewitnessessayitwasattenoftheclockinthemorning,andtwosayitwassomeminuteslater—thesickmanbeingaloneatthetime,andsleeping—andpresentlythemancameforthagainandwenthisway.Thesickmandiedwithinthehour,beingtornwithspasmsandretchings."
"Didanyseethepoisongiven?Waspoisonfound?"
"Marry,no,myliege."
"Thenhowdothoneknowtherewaspoisongivenatall?"
"PleaseyourMajesty,thedoctorstestifiedthatnonediewithsuchsymptomsbutbypoison."
Weightyevidence,this,inthatsimpleage.Tomrecogniseditsformidablenature,andsaid—
"Thedoctorknowethhistrade—beliketheywereright.Thematterhathanill-lookforthispoorman."
"Yetwasnotthisall,yourMajesty;thereismoreandworse.
