11/24 He plumes himself upon the crown princess having stroked his beard." "Be quiet!" commanded the king, harshly. "If Schultz was drunk, and talked in a crazy manner, how dare you repeat it to me? Remember it, you ass!" "Pardon me, your majesty, I thought I must relate all that I hear of importance." "That was not important, and not worth the trouble of talking about. You can go now; I give you a day to make your farewells to your friends, and to console them with the hope of meeting you again. Put every thing in order that concerns you. |