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　　‘God save the King!’
　　Jack¹ awoke to find a pretty Tauri- Hessian maid bringing him a most magnificent breakfast.
　　Somebody had undressed him, put silk pyjamas² on him and popped him into a luxurious³ bed. Hewas amazed.
　　‘To think they did all that and I never woke up!’ he thought. ‘I must have been tired! Gosh –what a breakfast! Kiki, look here – the biggest, juiciest grapefruit I ever did see in my life – andtwo halves, not one. You can have one for yourself if you don’t make too much mess.’
　　Kiki approved of the grapefruit. She settled down to it, and for once in a way didn’t say a word.
　　Jack ate every scrap⁴ of the generous breakfast, and then lay back, thinking over the happenings ofthe night before.
　　‘I bet the Count isn’t eating a breakfast like this,’ he told Kiki. ‘What do you think?’
　　‘The doctor’s got a cold, fetch the King,’ said Kiki, looking to see if Jack had left any of hisgrapefruit. ‘One, two, how-do-you-do?’
　　‘Buckle my shoe, you mean,’ said Jack. ‘I say – look! Do you suppose those princely clothesare for me to put on, Kiki, old bird? Goodness, the Tauri-Hessians won’t know if I’m the Prince,or Gussy.’
　　Bill came in, looking much smartened up. ‘Oh, you’re awake at last,’ he said. ‘My word, youdon’t mean to say you ate all that breakfast!’
　　‘Kiki helped me,’ said Jack, with a grin. ‘Have the others been sent for yet, Bill?’
　　‘Yes. I’d like to see their faces when the King’s State Car rolls up, complete with clothes forthem all,’ said Bill. ‘The King’s a great sport. He’s asked Pedro, Toni, Bingo and old Ma too – andsent clothes for them all!’
　　‘Goodness!’ said Jack. ‘Old Ma! She’ll have the time of her life. But if it hadn’t been for herlooking after Gussy he’d certainly have been caught. I say – this is going to be quite a party, isn’tit?’
　　‘Oh, quite,’ said Bill. ‘And your aunt is arriving today too!’
　　‘It’s just like a pantomime ending!’ said Jack, delighted. ‘Everyone on the stage at the end!’

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