Here the cloak ! ' and so on . ` Spun clothes are so comfortable that one would imagine one had nothing on at all ; but that is the beauty of it ! ' ` Yes , ' said all the knights , but they could see nothing , for there was nothing there . ` Will it please your Majesty graciously to take off your clothes , ' said the impostors , ` then we will put on the new clothes , here before the mirror . ' The Emperor took off all his clothes , and the impostors placed themselves before him as if they were putting on each part of his new clothes which was ready , and the Emperor turned and bent himself in front of the mirror . ` How beautifully they fit ! How well they sit ! ' said everybody . ` What material ! What colours ! It is a gorgeous suit ! ' ` They are waiting outside with the canopy which your Majesty is wont to have borne over you in the procession , ' announced the Master of the Ceremonies . ` Look , I am ready , ' said the Emperor . ` Does n't it sit well ! ' And he turned himself again to the mirror to see if his finery was on all right . The chamberlains who were used to carry the train put their hands near the floor as if they were lifting up the train ; then they did as if they were holding something in the air . They would not have it noticed that they could see nothing . So the Emperor went along in the procession under the splendid canopy , and all the people in the streets and at the windows said , ` How matchless are the Emperor 's new clothes ! That train fastened to his dress , how beautifully it hangs ! '
No one wished it to be noticed XXXXX he could see nothing , for then he would have been unfit for his office , or else very stupid .
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