The Prince and the Pauper Society and Class Quotes

How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)

Quote #10

"Oh, body o' me! This my pauper! This my lunatic! This is he whom / would show what grandeur was, in my house of seventy rooms and seven and twenty servants! This is he who had never known aught but rags for raiment, kicks for comfort, and offal for diet! This is he whom / adopted and would make respectable! Would God I had a bag to hide my head in!" (33.44)

In this scene, Miles realizes that Edward actually was a real prince the whole time. His mind is blown. He's totally embarrassed now, but how do you think he would have treated Edward if he had known the truth about him? Maybe Miles was confused the whole time because he would have expected a real prince or a king to behave terribly, whereas Edward has been on pretty good behavior for much of the novel.