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In the Driftway
March 2, 1921 issue

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The article focuses on the days of romance and high adventure that are no more. A royal banqueting hall with a wise jester at the king's knee, and at the foot of the table a score or more of serfs with iron collars around their necks, all bearing a strong resemblance to Gurth the Swineherd, is pictured. No longer does the wassail bowl weigh down the groaning board, no longer does the king tear his meat apart with his knife and his fingers, and toss the scraps to the dogs under the table. The king now seems to be no more popular with certain of his subjects than in the good old days of wassail-bowls and foaming tankards.

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KINGS & rulers; HEADS of state; ARISTOCRACY (Social class); COURTS & courtiers; ROYAL touch; EXECUTIVE power
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