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Tom’s first royal dinner.

           These‘vagaries’weresoononexhibitionbeforethem;buttheyonlymovedtheircompassionandtheirsorrow,nottheirmirth.Itwasaheavyafflictiontothemtoseethebelovedprincesostricken.

           PoorTomatewithhisfingersmainly;butnoonesmiledatit,orevenseemedtoobserveit.Heinspectedhisnapkincuriously,andwithdeepinterest,foritwasofaverydaintyandbeautifulfabric,thensaidwithsimplicity

           "Prithee,takeitaway,lestinmineunheedfulnessitbesoiled."

           TheHereditaryDiaperertookitawaywithreverentmanner,andwithoutwordorprotestofanysort.

           Tomexaminedtheturnipsandthelettucewithinterest,andaskedwhattheywere,andiftheyweretobeeaten;foritwasonlyrecentlythatmenhadbeguntoraisethesethingsinEnglandinplaceofimportingthemasluxuriesfromHolland.Hisquestionwasansweredwithgraverespect,andnosurprisemanifested.Whenhehadfinishedhisdessert,hefilledhispocketswithnuts;butnobodyappearedtobeawareofit,ordisturbedbyit.Butthenextmomenthewashimselfdisturbedbyit,andshoweddiscomposure;forthiswastheonlyservicehehadbeenpermittedtodowithhisownhandsduringthemeal,andhedidnotdoubtthathehaddoneamostimproperandunprincelything.Atthatmomentthemusclesofhisnosebegantotwitch,andtheendofthatorgantoliftandwrinkle.Thiscontinued,andTombegantoevinceagrowingdistress.Helookedappealingly,firstatoneandthenanotherofthelordsabouthim,andtearscameintohiseyes.Theysprangforwardwithdismayintheirfaces,andbeggedtoknowhistrouble.Tomsaidwithgenuineanguish

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