Your turn , which should have come first , has arrived at last . You must fetch me the horns and the tail of the Fired rake . Probably you will be grilled , thank goodness ; but who will give me back Enrico and Alphonso ? '' `` Indeed , your majesty , '' said Prigio , `` you must permit me to correct your policy . Your only reason for dispatching your sons in pursuit of this dangerous but I believe fabulous animal , was to ascertain which of us would most worthily succeed to your throne , at the date -- long may it be deferred ! -- of your lamented decease . Now , there can be no further question about the matter . I , unworthy as I am , represent the sole hope of the royal family . Therefore to send me after the Firedrake were * both dangerous and unnecessary . Dangerous , because , if he treats me as you say he did my brothers -- my unhappy brothers , -- the throne of Pantouflia will want an heir . But , if I do come back alive -- why , I can not be more the true heir than I am at present ; now can I ? Ask the Lord Chief Justice , if you do n't believe me . '' * Subjunctive mood ! He was a great grammarian ! These arguments were so clearly and undeniably correct that the king , unable to answer them , withdrew into a solitary place where he could express himself with freedom , and give rein to his passions . -LSB- Illustration : Chapter Four -RSB- CHAPTER IV . -- How Prince Prigio was deserted by Everybody MEANWHILE , Prince Prigio had to suffer many unpleasant things . Though he was the crown prince -LRB- and though his arguments were unanswerable -RRB- , everybody shunned him for a coward . The queen , who did not believe in Firedrakes , alone took his side . He was not only avoided by all , but he had most disagreeable scenes with his own cousins , Lady Molinda and Lady Kathleena .
In the garden Lady Molinda met him walking alone , and did not bow XXXXX him .
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