But you wrote the rules yourself, there's no need to explain." "Are things going badly then?
Is there a hitch ?" "Going?
Couldn't be better.

It will amuse you: the first thing which has a tremendous effect is giving them titles.

Nothing has more influence than a title.

I invent ranks and duties on purpose; I have secretaries, secret spies, treasurers, presidents, registrars, their assistants--they like it awfully, it's taken capitally.

Then, the next force is sentimentalism, of course.