By-and-by he says-
? ? ? ? "But the histrionic muse is the darling. Have you ever trod the boards, Royalty?"
? ? ? ? "No," says the king.
? ? ? ? "You shall, then, before you're three days older, Fallen Grandeur," says the duke. "The first good town we come to, we'll hire a hall and do the sword-fight in Richard III. and the balcony scene in Romeo and Juliet. How does that strike you?"
? ? ? ? "I'm in, up to the hub, for anything that will pay, Bilgewater, but you see I don't know nothing about play-actn', and hain't ever seen much of it. I was too small when pap used to have 'em at the palace. Do you reckon you can learn me?"
? ? ? ? "Easy!"
? ? ? ? "All right. I'm jist a-freezn' for something fresh, anyway. Less commence, right away."
? ? ? ? So the duke he told him all about who Romeo was, and who Juliet was, and said he was used to being Romeo, so the king could be Juliet.
? ? ? ? "But if Juliet's such a young gal, Duke, my peeled head and my white whiskers is goin' to look oncommon odd on her, maybe.
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