just then the door opened and a servant said, 'the lady jane grey.'
'what's wrong, my prince?' said edward's cousin when she came into the room and saw tom's worried face.
'I am no prince,' he said. 'i'm only poor tom canty of offal court a beggar boy. please don't be angry with me. bring me my rags and i will go home.' 'oh' lady jane cried afraid. 'what are you saying?' then she turned and ran out of the room.
'there is no hope for me now,' thought tom. 'now they will come and take me.'
while tom waited there news travelled to every corner of the palace from servant to servant and from lord to lady.'the prince is mad,' people said. 'he thinks that he's a beggar'