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“You remember this?” asked Mrs. North. “From when you were one day old?”
“It’s kind of a haze,” Marvin admitted. “I don’t remember exactly what the kidnappers looked like. One of them had a black mustache.”
“Marvin has red hair,” said Stuart. “Mr. and Mrs. Redpost have brown hair.”
“How do you explain that?” asked Nick.
“Well, do any of your grandparents have red hair, Marvin?” asked Mrs. North.
Marvin thought a moment. “No. They all have gray hair. Or else they’re bald. And I’m left-handed. You said that meant I have royal blood.”
His teacher smiled. “Well, let me ask you a question, Marvin. Excuse me. I mean, Prince Robert. What ever happened to the real Marvin Redpost?”
“Huh?” said Marvin.
“Nine years ago Mr. and Mrs. Redpost had a baby. You say they took you home from the hospital by mistake. After the kidnappers hid you in the hospital. What happened to their real baby?”
“Some other parents took him home by mistake,” suggested Nick.
“Then what about their baby?” asked Mrs. North.
“Other parents took him home,” said Judy.
“So parents just keep taking home the wrong babies from this hospital?” asked Mrs. North.
“The real Marvin Redpost could have died,” said Casey. “But then the people in the hospital discovered they had this extra baby. So they gave it to Mr. and Mrs. Redpost. And that way everybody was happy.”
“Well, I suppose anything is possible,” said Mrs. North.
“I watched the news last night,” said Stuart. “The King of Shampoon was on. They gave a number to call. I wrote it down.”
“Well, there you go,” said Mrs. North. “All you have to do is call that number.”
But at that moment, Marvin was feeling strangely sad.
He was thinking about what Casey Happleton said. The real Marvin Redpost was dead.
5
The Duchess of Bathwater
“So, what are you?” asked Clarence.
“Uh,” said Marvin.
It was after school. He had just walked out of class with Nick and Stuart.
“He’s a prince!” said Nick.
Marvin wished Nick hadn’t said that.
Clarence glared at Marvin.
Marvin shrugged.
“I’m sorry I pushed you this morning,” said Clarence.
“Huh?” said Marvin. “Oh, well, that’s okay. I don’t mind.”
