The Prince and the Pauper, Chapter 22 summary
Chapter 22 of 33 · 8 min to read the chapter
In Chapter 22, the King defeats Hugo in a cudgel fight and wins the gang’s respect, but Hugo retaliates by trying to injure him and then framing him for theft. A woman seizes the King over a stolen package, and Sir Miles intervenes when the surrounding crowd threatens violence.
What happens
- The King strikes back against Hugo’s bullying, defeats him in a cudgel fight, and receives an honorary title from the gang.
- The King refuses the gang’s demands to steal, work, or beg, while captivity makes him increasingly miserable.
- Hugo and a tinker bind a harmful poultice to the King’s leg, but another captive intervenes and removes it.
- The Ruffler appoints the King a thief, and Hugo takes him to a village to arrange his capture.
- Hugo steals a woman’s package and pushes it into the King’s hands, leaving him trapped by her and a threatening crowd.
- Sir Miles strikes a threatening blacksmith with his sword’s flat side and demands lawful treatment for the King.
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What to notice
Sir Miles separates legal judgment from mob punishment. His intervention stops the immediate threat without settling the accusation.
Quick check
How does Hugo make the King appear responsible for the theft?
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