‘Yes, let us,’ said the Princess eagerly.
And so they went towards the crowd, who made way at their approach.
‘Why, it’s Wopole!’ said the Princess suddenly; and so it was.
‘What is he up to?’ asked the Prince of one of the bystanders.
‘I don’t know, your Majesty, only we saw him coming along bringing packages of things to his boat here, and we thought we’d come and see that he wasn’t up to mischief.’
The Prince then spoke to Wopole, who was looking angrily at him.
‘Well, Wopole,’ he said, ‘what are you up to now?’
‘I’m going to leave the country,’ said he angrily.
‘A good thing for the country,’ said several of the crowd. But the Prince said: