And if he could manage by hook or by crook——

Peer.

My man, you have got on the wrong scent entirely;

I’m myself, as the saying goes, fairly cleaned out[[137]]——

The Old Man.

You surely can’t mean it? His Highness a beggar?

Peer.

Completely. His Highness’s ego’s in pawn.

And it’s all your fault, you accursed trolls!

That’s what comes of keeping bad company.