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promise on tarts. A friendless king sitting on the hard stone floor of the Tower, after years spent on board of an elastic throne with rockers

A FRIENDLESS KING SITTING ON THE HARD STONE FLOOR OF THE TOWER.

under it, would move even the hardened historian to tears. (A brief intermission is here offered for unavailing tears.)