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1、AHouseofPomegranatesAHouseofPomegranates1AHouseofPomegranatesTHEYOUNGKING[TOMARGARETLADYBROOKE-THERANEEOFSARAWAK]Itwasthenightbeforethedayfixedforhiscoronation,andtheyoungKingwassittingaloneinhisbeautifulchamber.Hiscourtiershadalltakentheirleaveofhim,bowingthe

2、irheadstotheground,accordingtotheceremonioususageoftheday,andhadretiredtotheGreatHallofthePalace,toreceiveafewlastlessonsfromtheProfessorofEtiquette;therebeingsomeofthemwhohadstillquitenaturalmanners,whichinacourtieris,Ineedhardlysay,averygraveoffence.Thelad-f

3、orhewasonlyalad,beingbutsixteenyearsofage-wasnotsorryattheirdeparture,andhadflunghimselfbackwithadeepsighofreliefonthesoftcushionsofhisembroideredcouch,lyingthere,wild-eyedandopen-mouthed,likeabrownwoodlandFaun,orsomeyounganimaloftheforestnewlysnaredbythehunte

4、rs.And,indeed,itwasthehunterswhohadfoundhim,cominguponhimalmostbychanceas,bare-limbedandpipeinhand,hewasfollowingtheflockofthepoorgoatherdwhohadbroughthimup,andwhosesonhehadalwaysfanciedhimselftobe.ThechildoftheoldKing'sonlydaughterbyasecretmarriagewithonemuch

5、beneathherinstation-astranger,somesaid,who,bythewonderfulmagicofhislute-playing,hadmadetheyoungPrincesslovehim;whileothersspokeofanartistfromRimini,towhomthePrincesshadshownmuch,perhapstoomuchhonour,andwhohadsuddenlydisappearedfromthecity,leavinghisworkintheCa

6、thedralunfinished-hehadbeen,whenbutaweekold,stolenawayfromhismother'sside,assheslept,andgivenintothechargeofacommonpeasantandhiswife,whowerewithoutchildrenoftheirown,andlivedinaremotepartoftheforest,morethanaday'sridefromthetown.Grief,or2AHouseofPomegranatesth

7、eplague,asthecourtphysicianstated,or,assomesuggested,aswiftItalianpoisonadministeredinacupofspicedwine,slew,withinanhourofherwakening,thewhitegirlwhohadgivenhimbirth,andasthetrustymessengerwhobarethechildacrosshissaddle-bowstoopedfromhiswearyhorseandknockedatt

8、herudedoorofthegoatherd'shut,thebodyofthePrincesswasbeingloweredintoanopengravethathadbeenduginadesertedchurchyard,beyondthecitygates,agravewhereitwassaidthatanotherbodywasalsolyin