ONE broiling hot summer’s day Charles James Fox and the Prince of Wales were lounging up St. James’s street, and Fox laid the Prince a wager that he would see more Cats than his Royal Highness would during their promenade, although the Prince might choose which side of the street he thought fit.
On reaching Piccadilly, it turned out that Fox had seen thirteen Cats and the Prince none. The Prince asked for an explanation of this apparent miracle.
“Your Royal Highness,” said Fox, “chose, of course, the shady side of the way as most agreeable. I knew that the sunny side would be left for me, and that Cats prefer the sunshine.”
Précis
One sunny day, Regency politician Charles Fox bet the Prince of Wales that there would be more cats on his side of the street than on the Prince’s. As Fox guessed he would, the Prince walked down the shady side, and since cats like the sunshine, Fox won his wager. (50 / 60 words)