‘66 THE ADVENTURES OF PRINCE HEMPSEED.

the acts, the people could not help admiring the capacious
light brown wig which he < te
wore, his large worked cra-
vat, his ruffles of lacestarched
so as to look as crisp as the
leaves of acabbage, the chains
of his two watches (for he
wore two watches), his scar-
let waistcoat, figured with
golden suns and silver moons; *
his light blue breeches, and
his sword, the hilt of which
was shaped like a tiger’s head :
in massive gold. we t
This stranger, so costly and brilliant in his dress, was
seated between two serious-looking persons—a man and a
woman—both clad in black
from head to foot, and both
appearing to be very little
at their ease, and almost
/ ashamed at being seen by
it that crowd which could not
' wellstareat themagnificent
person between them with-
out also paying some at-
tention to them.
Suddenly Turnspit, whose
scent and whose feverish
looks could not be averted
from that. strange person, gave one bound, and leapt over
the railing with as much agility as on that night when he
attacked the wolf in the Alps. He flew at that man, and
fastened on his legs, his neck, and his shoulders. He bit
him—he barked at him—he nearly strangled him. It was
impossible to drag him off his prey. He tore to tatters the
superb white cravat of that would-be prince, who was now

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