I 'm about tired , and I thinks of bettering myself . I wish I was at the king 's court , and butler . ' But before the words was out of his mouth , off he flies like a shot through the open door , and his royaliness 's parcel with him . I run to the door , and there he was , flying right hover the town , in a northerly direction . And that 's all I know ; for I would not tell a lie , not if it was never so . And me , and Thomas -- as did n't see it , -- and cook , we thinks as how Benson was come for . And cook says as she do n't wonder at it , neither ; for a grumblinger , more ill-conditioneder -- '' -LCB- The Butler on the carpet : p89.jpg -RCB- `` Thank you , William , '' said Lord Kelso ; `` that will do ; you can go , for the present . '' CHAPTER XIII . Surprises . The prince said nothing , the ambassador said nothing , Lady Rosalind said never a word till they were in the drawing-room . It was a lovely warm evening , and the French windows were wide open on the balcony , which looked over the town and away north to the hills . Below them flowed the clear , green water of the Gluckthal . And still nobody said a word . At last the prince spoke : `` This is a very strange story , Lord Kelso ! '' `` Very , sir ! '' said the ambassador . `` But true , '' added the prince ; `` at least , there is no reason in the nature of things why it should n't be true . '' `` I can hardly believe , sir , that the conduct of Benson , whom I always found a most respectable man , deserved -- '' `` That he should be ` come for , ' '' said the prince . `` Oh , no ; it was a mere accident , and might have happened to any of us who chanced to sit down on my carpet . '' And then the prince told them , shortly , all about it : how the carpet was one of a number of fairy properties , which had been given him at his christening ; and how so long a time had gone by before he discovered them ; and how , probably , the carpet had carried the butler where he had said he wanted to go , namely -- to the king 's Court at Falkenstein .
`` It would not matter so much , '' added the XXXXX , `` only I had relied on making my peace with his majesty , my father , by aid of those horns and that tail .
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