Принц і жебрак

           Thisunexpectedresultthrewthecompanyintoconvulsionsofmerriment.Whensomethinglikequietwaspresentlycomeagain,theRufflersaid,firmly,butwithanaccentofgoodnature—

           "Dropit,boy,‘tisnotwise,norwell.Humourthyfancy,ifthoumust,butchoosesomeothertitle."

           Atinkershriekedoutasuggestion—

           "Foo-footheFirst,KingoftheMooncalves!"

           Thetitle‘took,’atonce,everythroatresponded,andaroaringshoutwentup,of—

           "LongliveFoo-footheFirst,KingoftheMooncalves!"followedbyhootings,cat-calls,andpealsoflaughter.

           "Halehimforth,andcrownhim!"

           "Robehim!"

           "Sceptrehim!"

           "Thronehim!"

           Theseandtwentyothercriesbrokeoutatonce!andalmostbeforethepoorlittlevictimcoulddrawabreathhewascrownedwithatinbasin,robedinatatteredblanket,throneduponabarrel,andsceptredwiththetinker’ssoldering-iron