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The Prince in the toils

           AsoundingblowuponthePrince’sshoulderfromCanty’sbroadpalmsenthimstaggeringintogoodwifeCanty’sarms,whoclaspedhimtoherbreast,andshelteredhimfromapeltingrainofcuffsandslapsbyinterposingherownperson.Thefrightenedgirlsretreatedtotheircorner;butthegrandmothersteppedeagerlyforwardtoassistherson.ThePrincesprangawayfromMrs.Canty,exclaiming

           

           "Thoushaltnotsufferforme,madam.Lettheseswinedotheirwilluponmealone."

           Thisspeechinfuriatedtheswinetosuchadegreethattheysetabouttheirworkwithoutwasteoftime.Betweenthemtheybelabouredtheboyrightsoundly,andthengavethegirlsandtheirmotherabeatingforshowingsympathyforthevictim.

           "Now,"saidCanty,"tobed,allofye.Theentertainmenthastiredme."

           Thelightwasputout,andthefamilyretired.Assoonasthesnoringsoftheheadofthehouseandhismothershowedthattheywereasleep,theyounggirlscrepttowherethePrincelay,andcoveredhimtenderlyfromthecoldwithstrawandrags;andtheirmothercrepttohimalso,andstrokedhishair,andcriedoverhim,whisperingbrokenwordsofcomfortandcompassioninhisearthewhile.Shehadsavedamorselforhimtoeat,also;buttheboy’spainshadsweptawayallappetiteatleastforblackandtastelesscrusts.Hewastouchedbyherbraveandcostlydefenceofhim,andbyhercommiseration;andhethankedherinverynobleandprincelywords,andbeggedhertogotohersleepandtrytoforgethersorrows.

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