Note 1 — THE PRINCESS AND THE GENTLEMAN.
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For a long time they lived very happily on the money and jewels each had brought from home; but, by-and-by, these came to an end, and neither durst write for more, for fear of betraying where they were. So at last, having no means of living, they engaged themselves to a rich lady who had a large mansion;1 the one as butler,2 and the other as nurse.3 Here they were well content to live at peace; and the lady was well content to have two such faithful and intelligent dependents, and they might have lived here till the end of their lives, but for a coincidence4 which strangely disconcerted them, as you shall hear, as well as what came of it.