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now let us speak about Prince Giglio, the nephew of the reigning monarch of Paflagonia. It has already been stated, in Chapter II., that as long as he had a smart coat to wear, a good horse to ride, and money in his pocket —or rather to take out of his pocket, for he was very good-natured—my young Prince did not care for the loss of his crown and sceptre, being a thoughtless youth, not much inclined to politics or any kind of learning. So his tutor had a sinecure. Giglio would not learn classics or mathematics, and the Lord Chancellor of Paflagonia, , pulled a very long face because the Prince could not be got to study the Paflagonian laws and constitution; but, on the other hand, the King’s game-keepers and huntsmen found the Prince an apt pupil; the dancing- master pronounced that he was a most elegant and