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At intervals, if the story was dull, or he had either too much dinner, or had been out hunting and got tired, His Majesty took a nap, with his feet resting upon the lap of a pretty maiden. AT INTERVALS IF THE STORY WAS DULL OR IF HE HAD TOO MUCH DINNER OR HAD BEEN OUT HUNTING AND GOT TIRED HIS MAJESTY TOOK A NAP WITH HIS FEET RESTING UPON THE LAP OF A PRETTY MAIDEN
 unusually soothing in her caresses of the soft royal toes. It was considered a high honor to be the King's Foot Holder. In after centuries, it was often boasted of that such and such an ancestor had held this honorable service. One picture of castle life, as given in one of the old books tells how Kaim, the king's officer, went to the mead cellar with a golden cup, to get a drink that would keep them all wide awake. He also brought a handful of skewers on which they were to broil the collops, or bits of meat at the fire. While they were doing this, the King sat on a seat of green rushes, over which was spread a flame-colored satin cover, with a cushion like it, for his elbow to rest upon. In the evening, the harpers and singers made music, the bards recited poetry, or the good story tellers told tales of heroes and wonders. During all this time, one or more maidens held the king's feet, or took turns at it, when tired; for often the revels or songs and tales lasted far into the night.  HER TWELVE INCHES OR ONE UNUSUALLY SOOTHING IN HER CARESSES OF THE SOFT ROYAL TOES IT WAS CONSIDERED A HIGH HONOUR TO BE THE KING'S FOOTHOLDER IN AFTER CENTURIES IT WAS OFTEN BOASTED THAT SUCH AND SUCH AN ANCESTOR HELD THIS HONORABLE SERVICE ONE PICTURE OF CASTLE LIFE AS GIVEN IN ONE OF THE OLD BOOKS TELLS OF HOW CAME THE KING'S OFFICER WENT TO THE MEAT CELLAR WITH A GOLDEN CUP TO GET A DRINK THAT WOULD KEEP THEM ALL WIDE AWAKE HE ALSO BROUGHT A HANDFUL OF SKURERS ON WHICH THEY WERE TO BROIL ON THE CALIPS OR BITS OF MEAT AT THE FIRE WHILE THEY WERE DOING THIS THE KING SAT UPON A SEAT OF GREEN RUSHES OVER WHICH WAS SPREAD A FLAME COLORED SATIN COVER WITH A CUSHION LIKE IT FOR HIS ELBOW TO REST UPON IN THE EVENING THE HARPERS AND SINGERS MADE MUSIC THE BARDS RECITED POETRY OR THE GOOD STORY TELLERS TOLD TALES OF HEROES AND WONDERS DURING ALL THIS TIME ONE OR MORE MAIDENS HELD THE KING'S FEET OR TOOK TURNS AT IT WHEN TIRED FOR OFTEN THE REBELS OR SONGS AND TALES LASTED FAR INTO THE NIGHT
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