A CONNECTICUT YANKEE, By Twain, Part 2. The Project Gutenberg EBook of A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Part 2., by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Title: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Part 2. Author: Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) Release Date: July 6, 2004 [EBook #7243] Language: English Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1 *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK CONNECTICUT YANKEE *** Produced by David Widger A CONNECTICUT YANKEE IN KING ARTHUR'S COURT by MARK TWAIN (Samuel L. Clemens) Part 2. CONTENTS: CHAPTER VII. MERLIN'S TOWER CHAPTER VIII. THE BOSS CHAPTER IX. CHAPTER X. CHAPTER XI. THE TOURNAMENT BEGINNINGS OF CIVILIZATION THE YANKEE IN SEARCH OF ADVENTURES CHAPTER VII MERLIN'S TOWER Inasmuch as I was now the second personage in the Kingdom, as far as political power and authority were concerned, much was made of me. My raiment was of silks and velvets and cloth of gold, and by consequence was very showy, also uncomfortable. But habit would soon reconcile me to my clothes; I was aware of that. I was given the choicest suite of apartments in the castle, after the king's. They were aglow with loud-colored silken hangings, but the stone floors had nothing but rushes on ...