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Edward as King

           Hourafterhourhetrampedthroughbackalleysandsqualidstreets,seekinggroupsandcrowds,andfindingnoendofthem,butneveranysignoftheboy.Thisgreatlysurprisedhim,butdidnotdiscouragehim.Tohisnotion,therewasnothingthematterwithhisplanofcampaign;theonlymiscalculationaboutitwasthatthecampaignwasbecomingalengthyone,whereashehadexpectedittobeshort.

           Whendaylightarrived,atlast,hehadmademanyamile,andcanvassedmanyacrowd,buttheonlyresultwasthathewastolerablytired,ratherhungryandverysleepy.Hewantedsomebreakfast,buttherewasnowaytogetit.Tobegforitdidnotoccurtohim;astopawninghissword,hewouldassoonhavethoughtofpartingwithhishonour;hecouldsparesomeofhisclothesyes,butonecouldaseasilyfindacustomerforadiseaseasforsuchclothes.

           Atnoonhewasstilltrampingamongtherabblewhichfollowedaftertheroyalprocession,now;forhearguedthatthisregaldisplaywouldattracthislittlelunaticpowerfully.HefollowedthepageantthroughallitsdeviouswindingsaboutLondon,andallthewaytoWestminsterandtheAbbey.Hedriftedhereandthereamongstthemultitudesthatweremassedinthevicinityforawearylongtime,baffledandperplexed,andfinallywanderedoff,thinking,andtryingtocontrivesomewaytobetterhisplanofcampaign.By-and-by,whenhecametohimselfoutofhismusings,hediscoveredthatthetownwasfarbehindhimandthatthedaywasgrowingold.

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