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‘
This
sagacious
pig
was
fond
of
bathing
in
rich
,
moist
mud
.
Not
in
summer
,
as
common
pigs
do
now
,
to
cool
themselves
,
and
did
even
in
those
distant
ages
(
which
is
a
proof
that
the
light
of
civilisation
had
already
begun
to
dawn
,
though
feebly
)
,
but
in
the
cold
,
sharp
days
of
winter
.
His
coat
was
ever
so
sleek
,
and
his
complexion
so
clear
,
that
the
prince
resolved
to
essay
the
purifying
qualities
of
the
same
water
that
his
friend
resorted
to
.
He
made
the
trial
.
Beneath
that
black
mud
,
bubbled
the
hot
springs
of
Bath
.
He
washed
,
and
was
cured
.
Hastening
to
his
father
’
s
court
,
he
paid
his
best
respects
,
and
returning
quickly
hither
,
founded
this
city
and
its
famous
baths
.
‘
He
sought
the
pig
with
all
the
ardour
of
their
early
friendship
—
but
,
alas
!
the
waters
had
been
his
death
.
He
had
imprudently
taken
a
bath
at
too
high
a
temperature
,
and
the
natural
philosopher
was
no
more
!
He
was
succeeded
by
Pliny
,
who
also
fell
a
victim
to
his
thirst
for
knowledge
.
‘
This
was
the
legend
.
Listen
to
the
true
one
.
‘
A
great
many
centuries
since
,
there
flourished
,
in
great
state
,
the
famous
and
renowned
Lud
Hudibras
,
king
of
Britain
.
He
was
a
mighty
monarch
.
The
earth
shook
when
he
walked
—
he
was
so
very
stout
.
His
people
basked
in
the
light
of
his
countenance
—
it
was
so
red
and
glowing
.
He
was
,
indeed
,
every
inch
a
king
.
And
there
were
a
good
many
inches
of
him
,
too
,
for
although
he
was
not
very
tall
,
he
was
a
remarkable
size
round
,
and
the
inches
that
he
wanted
in
height
,
he
made
up
in
circumference
.
If
any
degenerate
monarch
of
modern
times
could
be
in
any
way
compared
with
him
,
I
should
say
the
venerable
King
Cole
would
be
that
illustrious
potentate
.
‘
This
good
king
had
a
queen
,
who
eighteen
years
before
,
had
had
a
son
,
who
was
called
Bladud
.
He
was
sent
to
a
preparatory
seminary
in
his
father
’
s
dominions
until
he
was
ten
years
old
,
and
was
then
despatched
,
in
charge
of
a
trusty
messenger
,
to
a
finishing
school
at
Athens
;
and
as
there
was
no
extra
charge
for
remaining
during
the
holidays
,
and
no
notice
required
previous
to
the
removal
of
a
pupil
,
there
he
remained
for
eight
long
years
,
at
the
expiration
of
which
time
,
the
king
his
father
sent
the
lord
chamberlain
over
,
to
settle
the
bill
,
and
to
bring
him
home
;
which
,
the
lord
chamberlain
doing
,
was
received
with
shouts
,
and
pensioned
immediately
.
‘
When
King
Lud
saw
the
prince
his
son
,
and
found
he
had
grown
up
such
a
fine
young
man
,
he
perceived
what
a
grand
thing
it
would
be
to
have
him
married
without
delay
,
so
that
his
children
might
be
the
means
of
perpetuating
the
glorious
race
of
Lud
,
down
to
the
very
latest
ages
of
the
world
.
With
this
view
,
he
sent
a
special
embassy
,
composed
of
great
noblemen
who
had
nothing
particular
to
do
,
and
wanted
lucrative
employment
,
to
a
neighbouring
king
,
and
demanded
his
fair
daughter
in
marriage
for
his
son
;
stating
at
the
same
time
that
he
was
anxious
to
be
on
the
most
affectionate
terms
with
his
brother
and
friend
,
but
that
if
they
couldn
’
t
agree
in
arranging
this
marriage
,
he
should
be
under
the
unpleasant
necessity
of
invading
his
kingdom
and
putting
his
eyes
out
.
To
this
,
the
other
king
(
who
was
the
weaker
of
the
two
)
replied
that
he
was
very
much
obliged
to
his
friend
and
brother
for
all
his
goodness
and
magnanimity
,
and
that
his
daughter
was
quite
ready
to
be
married
,
whenever
Prince
Bladud
liked
to
come
and
fetch
her
.
‘
This
answer
no
sooner
reached
Britain
,
than
the
whole
nation
was
transported
with
joy
.
Nothing
was
heard
,
on
all
sides
,
but
the
sounds
of
feasting
and
revelry
—
except
the
chinking
of
money
as
it
was
paid
in
by
the
people
to
the
collector
of
the
royal
treasures
,
to
defray
the
expenses
of
the
happy
ceremony
.
