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.