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　　"What dress shall I put on, mamma? the pink or the peagreen?" says Angelica. "Which do you think the dear Prince will like best?"

　　"Mrs. V.!" sings out the King from his dressing-room, "let us have sausages for breakfast! Remember we have Prince Bulbo staying with us!"

　　And they all went to get ready.

　　Nine o'clock came, and they were all in the breakfast-room, and no Prince Bulbo as yet. The urn was hissing and humming: the muffins were smoking——such a heap of muffins! the eggs were done, there was a pot of raspberry jam, and coffee, and a beautiful chicken and tongue on the side-table. Marmitonio the cook brought in the sausages. Oh, how nice they smelt!

　　"Where is Bulbo?" said the King. "John, where is His Royal Highness?" John said he had a took hup His Roilighnessesses shaving-water, and his clothes and things, and he wasn't in his room, which he sposed His Royliness was just stepped trout.

　　"Stepped out before breakfast in the snow! Impossible!" says the King, sticking his fork into a sausage. "My dear, take one. Angelica, won't you have a saveloy?" The Princess took one, being very fond of them; and at this moment Glumboso entered with Captain Hedzoff, both looking very much disturbed.

　　"I am afraid Your Majesty——" cries Glumboso.

　　"No business before breakfast, Glum!" says the King." Breakfast first, business next. Mrs. V., some more sugar!"

　　"Sire, I am afraid if we wait till after breakfast it will be too late," says Glumboso. "He——he——he'll be hanged at half-past nine."

　　"Don't talk about hanging and spoil my breakfast, you unkind, vulgar man you," cries the Princess. "John, some mustard. Pray who is to be hanged?"

　　"Sire, it is the Prince," whispers Glumboso to the King.

　　"Talk about business after breakfast, I tell you!" says His Majesty, quite sulky.

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