andavaricefledshriekinghroughhefores,anddeahleapeduponhisredhorseandgallopedaway,andhisgallopingwasfaserhanhewind

andouofheslimeaheboomofhevalleycrepdragonsandhorriblehingswihscales,andhejackalscameroingalonghesand,sniffingupheairwihheirnosrils

andheyoungkingwep,andsaid:“whowerehesemen,andforwhawereheyseeking?”

“forrubiesforaking’scrown,”answeredonewhosoodbehindhim

andheyoungkingsared,and,urninground,hesawamanhabiedasapilgrimandholdinginhishandamirrorofsilver

andhegrewpale,andsaid:“forwhaking?”

andhepilgrimanswered:“lookinhismirror,andhoushalseehim”

andhelookedinhemirror,and,seeinghisownface,hegaveagreacryandwoke,andhebrighsunlighwassreaminginoheroom,andfromhereesofhegardenandpleasauncehebirdsweresinging

andhechamberinandhehighofficersofsaecameinandmadeobeisanceohim,andhepagesbroughhimherobeofissuedgold,andsehecrownandhesceprebeforehim

andheyoungkinglookedahem,andheywerebeauifulmorebeauifulwereheyhanaughhahehadeverseenbuherememberedhisdreams,andhesaidohislords:“akehesehingsaway,foriwillnowearhem”

andhecourierswereamazed,andsomeofhemughed,forheyhoughhahewasjesing

buhespakesernlyohemagain,andsaid:“akehesehingsaway,andhidehemfrommehoughibehedayofmycoronaion,iwillnowearhemforonheloomofsorrow,andbyhewhiehandsofpain,hashismyrobebeenwovenhereisbloodinhehearofheruby,anddeahinhehearofhepearl”andheoldhemhishreedreams

andwhenhecouriersheardhemheylookedaeachoherandwhispered,saying:“surelyheismad;forwhaisadreambuadream,andavisionbuavision?heyarenorealhingshaoneshouldheedhemandwhahaveweodowihhelivesofhosewhooilforus?shallamannoeabreadillhehasseenhesower,nordrinkwiillhehasalkedwihhevinedresser?”

andhechamberinspakeoheyoungking,andsaid,“mylord,iprayheeseasidehesebckhoughsofhine,andpuonhisfairrobe,andsehiscrownuponhyheadforhowshallhepeopleknowhahouaraking,ifhouhasnoaking’sraimen?”

andheyoungkinglookedahim“isiso,indeed?”hequesioned“willheynoknowmeforakingifihavenoaking’sraimen?”

“heywillnoknowhee,mylord,”criedhechamberin

“ihadhoughhaherehadbeenmenwhowerekinglike,”heanswered,“buimaybeashousayesandyeiwillnowearhisrobe,norwillibecrownedwihhiscrown,buevenasicameohepacesowilligoforhfromi”

andhebadehemallleavehim,saveonepagewhomhekepashiscompanion,adayearyoungerhanhimselfhimhekepforhisservice,andwhenhehadbahedhimselfinclearwaer,heopenedagreapainedches,andfromiheookheleahernunicandroughsheepskincloakhahehadwornwhenhehadwachedonhehillsideheshaggygoasofhegoaherdhesehepuon,andinhishandheookhisrudeshepherd’ssaff

andhelilepageopenedhisbigblueeyesinwonder,andsaidsmilingohim,“mylord,iseehyrobeandhyscepre,buwhereishycrown?”

andheyoungkingpluckedasprayofwildbriarhawasclimbingoverhebalcony,andbeni,andmadeacircleofi,andseionhisownhead

“hisshallhemycrown,”heanswered