Принц и нищий
Le Roi est mort — vive le Roi
Theweightybusinessofdressingbegan,andonecourtierafteranotherkneltandpaidhiscourtandofferedtothelittleKinghiscondolencesuponhisheavyloss,whilstthedressingproceeded.Inthebeginning,ashirtwastakenupbytheChiefEquerryinWaiting,whopassedittotheFirstLordoftheBuckhounds,whopassedittotheSecondGentlemanoftheBedchamber,whopassedittotheHeadRangerofWindsorForest,whopassedittotheThirdGroomoftheStole,whopassedittotheChancellorRoyaloftheDuchyofLancaster,whopassedittotheMasteroftheWardrobe,whopassedittoNorroyKing-at-Arms,whopassedittotheConstableoftheTower,whopassedittotheChiefStewardoftheHousehold,whopassedittotheHereditaryGrandDiaperer,whopassedittotheLordHighAdmiralofEngland,whopassedittotheArchbishopofCanterbury,whopassedittotheFirstLordoftheBedchamber,whotookwhatwasleftofitandputitonTom.Poorlittlewonderingchap,itremindedhimofpassingbucketsatafire.
Eachgarmentinitsturnhadtogothroughthisslowandsolemnprocess;consequentlyTomgrewverywearyoftheceremony;sowearythathefeltanalmostgushinggratefulnesswhenheatlastsawhislongsilkenhosebeginthejourneydownthelineandknewthattheendofthematterwasdrawingnear.Butheexultedtoosoon.
