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KING BIZARRE AND PRINCE CHARMING Charming, in a piqued tone; “those who do not know me call me simply My Lord, and everybody says Sir to me; etiquette requires It." " What is etiquette?” asked Pazza. "1 don’t know,” replied Charming. "When I want to jump, shout, and roll on the ground, I am told that it is contrary to etiquette; then I keep still, and yawn for lack of amusement—that is etiquette.” " Since we are here to amuse ourselves, " resumed Pazza, " there 1s no etiquette needed; speak to me as if I were your sister, and I will speak to you as if you were my brother. I will not call you My Lord." " But you don’t know me,” said Charming. ‘What does that matter?" returned Pazza; “I will love you, that is better. They say that you dance beautifully; teach me to dance, will you?" The ice was broken; Charming took the young girl by the waist, and in less than half an hour taught her the last new polka. " How well you dance!" said he. "You have caught the step directly." “It is because you are a good teacher,” she replied. "Now it is my turn to teach you something." She took a beautiful picture-book, and showed him fine buildings, fishes, statesmen, parrots, scholars, curious animals, and flowers, all of which greatly amused Charming. 153
