The little prince contemplated the little pauper gravely a moment, then said, "And prithee, why not?"

小王子严肃地打量了这个小乞丐一会儿，然后说：“那么，为什么不呢？”

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"The Prince and the Pauper." Most kids encounter Mark Twain through "Tom Sawyer," but this work is at least as funny and offers unforgettable images of English history.

《王子与贫儿》：大多数的孩子是通过《汤姆·索亚》知道马克•吐温的，但是《王子与贫儿》这部作品一样地趣味非凡，塑造了英国历史上让人难忘的人物形象。

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And pauper Tom felt very sorry and had to leave. The real prince became the real king. Finally, Edward became a good king and live with his people happily.

而贫儿汤姆在良心的谴责下，将不属于自己的王位还给了真正的王子。此后，爱德华成了一位仁慈的君主，和他的子民一起过着幸福的生活。

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During the eighteen eighties, he wrote books for children, such as "The Prince and the Pauper."

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Things just don't happen the way they happen in nurse novels and bodice-rippers -in which somehow or another the pauper marries the prince.

现实生活中不会发生像,？护士小说和浪漫情欲小说中发生的那些事情,在那些情节中，穷姑娘莫名其妙地嫁给了王子。

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Why the author of A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court and The Prince and the Pauper could not fathom the leap of imagination required to write outside one's life experiences is itself hard to fathom.

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