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54 Chit-Chat by Puck.
clad in bright clothing, and with feathers waving in
his hat. His breast was covered with glittering stars,
and when he dashed along the plain it was like a
dazzling sunbeam shooting forth.
“Those are the king and his retainers,” said Jack
o’ Dreams by way of enlightening Swen, and made
him understand by signs that they were both to
follow in the king’s retinue. When the cavalcade
after a while had reached the camp, and as they
were passing the columns, deafening cheers arose
along the lines, and the king addressed his soldiers.
“The hour of glory has come! Soldiers were
born to fight, and tu day you must vindicate with
your swords the grand idea for which all great kings
have ever waged warfare. Might is right. My neigh-
bour, the silver prince, cannot oppose me, so I am
bent upon annexing his possessions to my realm.”
The king’s oration was responded to with inces-
sant cheers of exultation, and the soldiers brandished
their swords to show their eagerness for battle.
“Forward!” the king himself commanded, and
the whole army pressed onward. Everybody was
delighted, but none more so than Swen, for to
mingle in a battle was to him happiness itself.
Jack o’ Dreams brought him to the king and said,
“Dread lord: I have the honour of presenting to you
a brave warrior.”
“He is welcome,” the king said, and turning to
Swen he asked, “Are you as brave as you look?”
“That you may depend upon,” Swen answered ;
“and I will show it if you make me a general.”
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