THE ADVENTURES OF PRINCE HEMPSEED. 69

them and ran away with them. In one day he thus obtained
an immense fortune—in one
day he became changed from
a lacquey into a great’ lord.
That he might enjoy the
fruit of his robberies without
annoyance (although a bad.
conscience is always in
misery), he proceeded to
France, and settled in Paris ==
—a city where it is so very
easy to escape the inquiries
of justice. el
He lived in Paris nearly =
two years, and led the life of
aprince. And that he might “
really seem to be a prince in the eyes of the wold, the
upstart rogue had
enlisted the tutor
Doubtless, and the
governess Certainly
in his service, and
kept them about his
person by threats
and bribes. By
threats — because
~ they both knew that
* Rol would strangle
them without mer-
=. cy, if they even
=. mentioned the ori-
gin of his fortune;
Kea and by bribes—be-
TF = j= cause they had no
id a) ar means of living save

£ by remaining in his