“Do you think I might write them a note?” asked Boy. “I have something very important to tell them if they are really the Prince and Princess.”
“I never tried that,” said the woman; “you can do so, though, if you wish. I will take the note upstairs and put it on the table, and we will see what happens, if you like.”
Boy thought that this would be the best thing for them to do, so as soon as supper was over he wrote the following polite note:
[Original]
“To His Royal Highness The Crown Prince of Zum.
“Dear Sir,
The King of Limesia’s Portmanteau has been found, and a little boy from Zum has brought it here and would very much like to tell you what is happening there, because he really thinks that you ought to interfere.
“Yours respectably,