Then Benson says : ` Dinner 'll be ready in five minutes ; how tired I do feel ! ' Then he takes the libbuty of sitting hisself down on his royaliness 's rug , and he says , asking your pardon , ` I 've had about enough of service here . 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 XXXXX us who chanced to sit down on my carpet . ''
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