"Hardly," he laughed. "I have only been slipping money into pockets and eating my fill," he said. "I have not even had a drink, just in case the prince calls on me again for a task."
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"Hardly," he laughed. "I have only been slipping money into pockets and eating my fill," he said. "I have not even had a drink, just in case the prince calls on me again for a task."