People began to read about
ugg boots sale clearance Merrick in the newspapers, sohe had a lot of visitors. Everybody wanted to see him. A lot of important ladies and gentlemen visited him. They smiled at him, shook his hand, and gave him books. Merrick liked talk-ing to these people, and he began to forget about his uglybody. His visitors never laughed at him. He began to feel like a man, not a creature.
One wonderful day, a very important lady came to the hospital to visit him. I met the lady,
uggs discount and took her to his room. Then I opened the door, and smiled at him.
‘Good morning, Joseph, ’I said. ‘There is a new visitor to see you today. A very famous lady. ’
Merrick stood up beside his table. He did not smile, because his face could not smile, but his eyes looked happy.
‘That's good, ’he said. ‘Who is it?’
I moved away from the door, and the visitor walked in. ‘Your Majesty, this is Joseph Merrick, ’I said.
discount ugg boots ‘Joseph, this is Her Majesty, Queen Alexandra, the Queen of England. ’
Queen Alexandra smiled at him. ‘How do you do, Mr Merrick, ’She said. ‘I'm very pleased to meet you. ’Then she shook his hand.
Merrick did not move. For nearly half a minute he stood and looked at her with his mouth open. Then he spoke, in his strange, slow voice.
‘How… how do you do, Your Majesty, ’he said. But I don't think the Queen understood him,
ugg boots discount outlet because he tried to get down on his knees at the same time. It was very difficult for him, because of his enormous legs.
‘No, please, Mr Merrick, do get up, ’said the Queen. ‘I would like to talk to you. Can we sit at your table?’
‘Yes…yes, of course, ’he said. They sat at the table.
buy uggs online cheapShe took his left hand, the good hand, in hers. She looked at the hand carefully, and then smiled at Merrick again.
‘I
cartier watches shop often read about you in the newspapers, ’she said. ‘You are a very interesting man, Mr Merrick. You have a very difficult life, but people say you're happy. Is it true? Are you happy now?’
‘Oh, yes, Your Majesty, yes! ’said Merrick. ‘I'm a very happy man! I have a home here now, and friends, and my books. I'm happy every hour of the day! ’