human
P. W. means Prince of Wales, added Jaqueline.
gpt
He is turned out of England you know, and lives at Rome with his father.
human
I like that chap, said Prince Ricardo.
gpt
He does not spell very well, as you say, but I sometimes make mistakes myself; and I like his spirit. I've been looking out for an adventure; but the big game is getting shy, and my sword rusts in his scabbard. I'll tell you what, Jack--I've an idea! I'll put him on the throne of his fathers; it's as easy as shelling peas: and as for that other fellow, the Elector, I'll send him back to Hanover, wherever that may be, and he can go on electing, and polling his vote in peace and quietness, at home. Just wait till I spot the places.
human
Well, Dick, but how do you mean to do it?
gpt
Do it?--nothing simpler! I just take my Seven-league Boots, run over to Rome, pick up Prince Charles, put him on the magic carpet, fly to London, clap the Cap of Darkness on him so that nobody can see him, set him down on the throne of his fathers; pick up the Elector, carry him over to his beloved Hanover, and the trick is done--what they call a bloodless revolution in the history books.
human
But if the English don't like Prince Charles when they get him?
gpt
Like him? they're sure to like him, a young fellow like that! Besides, I'll take the sword with me in case of accidents.
human
But, Dick, it is your father's rule that you are never to meddle in the affairs of other countries, and never to start on an expedition when he is not at home.
gpt
Oh, he won't mind this time! There's no kind of danger; and I'm sure he will approve of the _principle_ of the thing. Kings must stick up for each other. Why, some electing characters might come here and kick _us_ out!
human
Your father is not the sort of king who is kicked out,
gpt
Then she changed herself into a mosquito--a kind of gnat that bites--and hid herself under a fold of Dick's coat. Of course he knew nothing about her being there. Then he started off in his Seven- league Boots, and before you could say
human
Jack Robinson