 Charles is given a pair of patched stockings and a greasy, long, white, steeple-crowned hat to wear, and the King's hair is cut to look like a peasant's, leaving it short on top but long at the sides.The Pendrells quickly teach Charles how to speak with a local accent and how to walk like a labourer.The novel concerns his daring trek, mostly on foot, from Worcester to Trent, whence he sails to France to wait for the right time to return to England and claim his kingdom.