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" Imperial Highnesses!" he began. "It's the old Beggar again! Shall we set the dogs at him?"

"Bring him here!" said the Emperor.

The Chancellor could scarcely believe his ears. "Here, your Imperial Highness? Did I rightly understand——.'

"Bring him here!" the Emperor thundered once more. The Chancellor tottered down the hall——and in another minute the crowd divided, and the poor old Beggar was seen entering the Banqueting-Hall.