Here were knights and ladies such as he had dreamed of and despaired of ever seeing outside his dreams.
Hobbs was telling him how every one struggled to provide amusement for the little Prince at whose court these almost mythological beings bent the knee.

"Every few days they have a royal troupe of acrobats in the Castle grounds.

Next week Tantora's big circus is to give a private performance for him.

There are Marionettes and Punch and Judy shows, and all the doings of the Grand Grignol are beautifully imitated.

The royal band plays every afternoon, and at night some one tells him stories of the valorous men who occupied the throne before him.