WhiletheKingwasatabanquet，Iwanichtooksomepursesofgold，andmountingthequickesthorseintheroyalstable，hespedofflikethewindwithoutasinglesoulbeinganythewiser。

　　Itwasonlyonthenextdaythattheymissedhim；theKingwasverydistressedathisdisappearance，andsentsearch-partiesalloverthekingdomtolookforhim，butinvain；andaftersixmonthstheygavehimupasdead，andinanothersixmonthstheyhadforgottenallabouthim。ButinthemeantimethePrince，withthehelpofhisring，hadhadamostsuccessfuljourney，andnoevilhadbefallenhim。

　　Attheendofthreemonthshecametotheentranceofahugeforest，whichlookedasifithadneverbeentroddenbyhumanfootbefore，andwhichseemedtostretchoutindefinitely。ThePrincewasabouttoenterthewoodbyalittlepathhehaddiscovered，whenheheardavoiceshoutingtohim:’Hold，youth！

　　Whitherareyougoing？’

　　Iwanichturnedround，andsawatall，gaunt-lookingman，cladinmiserablerags，leaningonacrookedstaffandseatedatthefootofanoaktree，whichwassomuchthesamecolourashimselfthatitwaslittlewonderthePrincehadriddenpastthetreewithoutnoticinghim。

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