AndI’venodoubtthey’vebeentellingyouwhataheroyouwere，andhowyouwereboundtowin，inthecauseofrightandjustice，andsoon;butletmetellyou，Icamedownthestreetjustnow，andtheywerebettingsixtofouronthedragonfreely！\"
\"Sixtofouronthedragon！\"murmuredSt。Georgesadly，restinghischeekonhishand。\"Thisisanevilworld，andsometimesIbegintothinkthatallthewickednessinitisnotentirelybottledupinsidethedragons。Andyet——maynotthiswilybeasthavemisledyouastohisrealcharacter，inorderthatyourgoodreportofhimmayserveasacloakforhisevildeeds？Nay，maytherenotbe，atthisverymoment，somehaplessPrincessimmuredwithinyondergloomycavern？\"
Themomenthehadspoken，St。Georgewassorryforwhathehadsaid，theBoylookedsogenuinelydistressed。
\"Iassureyou，St。George，\"hesaidearnestly，\"there’snothingofthesortinthecaveatall。Thedragon’sarealgentleman，everyinchofhim，andImaysaythatnoonewouldbemoreshockedandgrievedthanhewould，athearingyoutalkinthat——
thatLOOSEwayaboutmattersonwhichhehasverystrongviews！\"