60 PRINCE PRIGIO.

 

CHAPTER XII.

A Yerrible Misfortune.

Were the ladies left, and the prince
fW, and the other gentlemen were alone,
as the ambassador appeared more gloomy

than ever. At last he took the prince

; into a corner, on pretence of showing

him a rare statue.

** Does your royal highness not know,” he:
asked, ‘‘ that you are in considerable danger ?”

“Still?” said the prince, thinking of the
Firedrake.

The ambassador did not know what he
meant, for he had never heard of the fight,
but he answered gravely:

‘Never more than now.”

Then he showed the princetwo proclamations,
which had been posted all about the town.

Here is the first:

TO ALL LOYAL SUBJECTS.
Whereas,

Our eldest son, Prince Prigio, hath of late
been guilty of several high crimes and mis-
demeanours.

First: By abandoning the post of danger
against the Firedrake, whereby our beloved