"Yes. His country has chucked all the nobility out on the dust heap."
"Russia?"
"Yes."
"Did they kill him?"
"They tried to, but couldn't."
"Where is he now?"
"A wanderer on the face of the earth."
"I'm so sorry. It must be terrible to have to eat pork and beans when your stomach's only used to chocolate sundaes."
Peter grinned.
"Some of 'em were glad enough to get off with stomachs to put beans and pork into. Oh, you needn't waste your pity, Beth."