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ThePrisonerofZendabyAnthonyHope

1TheRassendylls-andtheElphbergs

Iwonderwhenyouregoingtodosomethinguseful，Rudolf，mybrotherswife

said．Shelookedatmecrosslyoverthebreakfasttable．

ButwhyshouldIdoanything，Rose＜Ianswered，calmlyeatingmyegg．Ivegot

nearlyenoughmoneyforthethingsIwant，andmybrother，Robert，isalord-LordBurlesdon．Imveryhappy．

Youretwenty-nine，andyouvedonenothingexcept?

Playabout＜Itstrue．WeRassendyllsarearichandfamousfamily，andwedont

needtodoanything．

ThismadeRoseangry．Richandfamousfamiliesusuallybehaveworsethanless

importantfamilies，shesaid．

WhenIheardthis，Itouchedmydarkredhair．Iknewwhatshemeant．ImsopleasedthatRobertshairisblack＝shecried．

Justthenmybrother，Robert，camein．WhenhelookedatRose，hecouldseethat

therewassomethingwrong．

Whatsthematter，mydear＜hesaid．

Oh，shesangrybecauseIneverdoanythinguseful，andbecauseIvegotred

hair，Isaid．

Well，Iknowhecantdomuchabouthishair，orhisnose?Rosebegan．No，thenoseandthehairareinthefamily，mybrotheragreed．AndRudolfhas

bothofthem．

Intheroomthereweremanyfamilypictures，andoneofthemwasofavery

beautifulwoman，LadyAmelia，wholivedahundredandfiftyyearsago．Istoodupandturnedtolookatit．

Ifyoutookthatpictureaway，Robert，Rosecried，wecouldforgetallabout

it．

Oh，butIdontwanttoforgetaboutit，Ireplied．IlikebeinganElphberg．

ButperhapsIshouldstopforamomentandexplainwhyRosewasangryaboutmynoseandmyhairandwhyI，aRassendyll，saidIwasanElphberg．Afterall，theElphbergsaretheroyalfamilyofRuritania，andhavebeenforhundredsofyears．

ThestoryistoldinabookabouttheRassendyllfamilyhistory．

Intheyear1733PrinceRudolfofRuritaniacametoEnglandonavisitandhestayedforseveralmonths．LikemanyoftheElphbergroyalfamily，hehadblueeyes，anunusuallylongstraightnoseandalotofdarkredh