`` And now lie down till evening . '' After dinner , in the conservatory , Jaqueline told King Prigio all about it . His Majesty was very much moved . `` What extraordinary bad luck that family has ! '' he thought . `` If I had not changed the rug , the merest accident , Prince Charles would have dined at St. James 's to-night , and King George in Hanover . It was the very nearest thing ! '' `` This meddling with practical affairs will never do , '' he said aloud . `` Dick has had a lesson , sire , '' said the princess . `` He says he 'll never mix himself up with politics again , whatever happens . And he says he means to study all about them , for he feels frightfully ignorant , and , above all , he means to practise his fencing . '' These remarks were not part of the conversation between Ricardo and Jaqueline , but she considered that Dick meant all this , and , really , he did . `` That is well , as far as it goes , '' said the king . `` But , Jaqueline , about that mosquito ? '' for she had told him this part of the adventure . `` That was a very convenient mosquito , though I do n't know how Dick was able to observe it from any distance . I see your hand in that , my dear , and I am glad you can make such kind and wise use of the lessons of the good Fairy Paribanou . Jaqueline , '' he added solemnly , laying his hand on her head , `` You have saved the honour of Pantouflia , which is dearer to me than life . Without your help , I tremble to think what might have occurred . '' The princess blushed very much , and felt very happy .
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