Adventures in London from "summary" of The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain
In days to come, the Prince and the Pauper roamed about the great city of London, sometimes together, sometimes apart. They saw many new sights; they met many new people, and they talked with them. Wherever they went, people admired them, and gave them food and drink and praised them because they looked so fine and noble. But often, when people found out that they were strangers, they asked them where they came from, and the Prince had to say, “From the other side of the water.”They were surprised to hear that the Prince came from a foreign land, and they asked him many questions about his country. They were not satisfied until he had told them all about his father’s palace and his own home. Then they said that he was a brave lad to have come so far, and that they wished him well. Sometimes, when people were very kind and good to them, the Prince and the Pauper would say that they were brothers, and that they had come to London to seek their fortune. Then the people would say that they must be very brave and bold, and that they hoped they would prosper. One day, as they were walking along the street, they saw a great crowd of people coming towards them. They stopped and asked what it meant, and someone told them that the King’s son was passing by. They were filled with awe and wonder, and they pressed forward to see him. He was a tall and handsome youth, with a proud and noble bearing, and a gentle and gracious manner. He was surrounded by a splendid company of lords and ladies, who rode on prancing horses and in gilded carriages. The people cheered and shouted, and waved their hats and handkerchiefs, and the Prince and the Pauper did the same. When the King’s son saw them, he smiled and nodded to them, and they were filled with joy and happiness. They felt that they were near to him, and that he was their friend. They followed him through the streets, and they saw him enter the great cathedral, where he knelt and prayed. They knelt and prayed with him, and they felt that they were lifted up into heaven. They were filled with awe and wonder, and they were glad. They went back to their lodging, and they talked about what they had seen and heard. They said that they wished they could be like the King’s son, so noble and brave and good. They said
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