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01 一个孤独的孩子

Prince Edward was born in 1894. His father, King George V, was a tall, cold man who did not like children.

'Why does Edward talk all the time? ' he once said. 'He's a very noisy child! '

His mother, Queen Mary, agreed. 'It doesn't matter if Edward is happy or unhappy, ' she said.

'A child must be silent and strong. ' The family lived in Buckingham Palace, which had 600 rooms.

There were 8 kitchens, 19 bathrooms, 24 toilets, 11 dining rooms, 17 bedrooms and 21 sitting rooms. Edward once told a story about the house:

Buckingham Palace was very big, and people sometimes got lost. One night my mother, my father and I were sitting in the dining room. We were waiting for our dinner.

We waited and we waited, but the food did not come. After twenty minutes my father was very angry.

He stood up and went to the kitchen. 'Where is the cook? ' he shouted, and where is my food? '

'But, Sir, ' the cook replied, 'your dinner left the kitchen fifteen minutes ago. Hasn't it arrived yet? '

'No, it hasn't, ' my father shouted, 'and I'm hungry. ' The King left the kitchen and began to look for the food.

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