He had been crying -- his hand obviously hurt him badly ; he looked , and indeed he was , very sulky . `` How did you get on in England , Dick ? '' asked the princess , taking no notice of his bandaged hand . `` Oh , do n't ask me ! '' said Ricardo . `` I 've not been to England at all . '' `` Why , what happened ? '' `` Everything that is horrid happened , '' said Dick ; and then , unable to keep it any longer to himself , he said : `` I 've failed to keep my promise ; I 've been insulted , I 've been beaten by a fellow younger than myself ; and , oh ! how my hand does hurt , and I 've got such a headache ! And what am I to say to my mother when she asks why my arm is in a sling ? and what will my father say ? I 'm quite broken down and desperate . I think I 'll run away to sea ; '' and indeed he looked very wild and miserable . `` Tell me how it all happened , Dick , '' said the princess ; `` I 'm sure it 's not so bad as you make out . Perhaps I can help you . '' `` How can a girl help a man ? '' cried Dick , angrily ; and poor Jaqueline , remembering how she had helped him , at the risk of her own life , when King James nearly crushed her in the shape of a mosquito , turned her head away , and cried silently . `` I 'm a beast , '' said Dick . `` I beg your pardon , Jack dear . You are always a trump , I will say ; but I do n't see what you can do . ''
Then he told her all the story -LRB- which , of course , she knew perfectly well already -RRB- , except the part played XXXXX the mosquito , of which he could not be aware .
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