The Prince and the Pauper Chapter 7 Summary

Tom's First Royal Dinner

  • It's time for the royal dinner.
  • Tom has a staff of people to address, feed, and do who knows what for him. He's taken to a big, fancy dining room, where he misunderstands the use of a napkin, wonders if turnips are food, longs to scratch his nose, and drinks the water meant for washing his hands. It's pretty bad, but it could have been worse.
  • Finally, Tom gets some time alone. He eats some nuts and magically stumbles on a book of etiquette.