A few minutes later, Edward and John Canty were in the Cantys' room. There was not much light, and it was a small, dirty place. Two girls and a woman were in a corner of the room.
'Now then,' Canty said to Edward, 'say your name - your real name - or you'll be sorry.'
'Do not tell me to speak,' said the little prince, and his face was red and angry. 'I am Prince Edward.'
Canty laughed. But his eyes were cold and hard.
The woman ran to Edward. 'My poor boy!' She cried. 'You read too many stories about princes!'
The prince looked into her face, and said softly: 'your son is well and he is not mad, good lady. Take me to the palace, and the king will bring him to you.'
When he heard this, John Canty hit Edward hard on his back, and he fell into Mrs Canty's arms. She tired to move herself between the boy and John Canty, but Edward pulled himself away.
'Don't stop him,' Edward told her. 'Or he will hit you, too.'
Later that night, Edward lay on the floor, hurting terribly. Tom's mother softly touched his hair and cried.
'My father the King will thank you for this,' Edward told her. When she heard this, Tom's mother began to cry harder. Edward soon fell asleep, but Tom's mother lay worrying in her bed.
A few minutes later, Edward and John Canty were in the Cantys' room. There was not much light, and it was a small, dirty place. Two girls and a woman were in a corner of the room.'Now then,' Canty said to Edward, 'say your name - your real name - or you'll be sorry.''Do not tell me to speak,' said the little prince, and his face was red and angry. 'I am Prince Edward.'Canty laughed. But his eyes were cold and hard.The woman ran to Edward. 'My poor boy!' She cried. 'You read too many stories about princes!'The prince looked into her face, and said softly: 'your son is well and he is not mad, good lady. Take me to the palace, and the king will bring him to you.'When he heard this, John Canty hit Edward hard on his back, and he fell into Mrs Canty's arms. She tired to move herself between the boy and John Canty, but Edward pulled himself away.'Don't stop him,' Edward told her. 'Or he will hit you, too.'Later that night, Edward lay on the floor, hurting terribly. Tom's mother softly touched his hair and cried.'My father the King will thank you for this,' Edward told her. When she heard this, Tom's mother began to cry harder. Edward soon fell asleep, but Tom's mother lay worrying in her bed.
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