"There was the throne of France, you know." "Well, then, that will be all right," said Corny; "and how about a crown and sceptre ?" "Oh, we wont want a sceptre," I said; "that sort of thing's pretty old-fashioned.

But we ought to have a crown, so as to make a difference between her and the other people." "How much are crowns ?" asked Corny, in a thoughtful tone.
"Various prices," I answered; "but I think we can make one, that will do very well, for about fifty cents.

I'll undertake to make the brass part, if you'll cushion it." "Brass!" exclaimed Corny, in astonishment.
"You don't suppose we can get gold, do you ?" I asked, laughing.
"Well, no," she said, but not quite satisfied.
"And there must be a flag and a flag-pole," said Rectus.

"But what sort of a flag are we going to have ?" "The African flag," said Corny, confidently.
None of us knew what the African flag was, although Corny suggested that it was probably black.

But I told her that if we raised a black flag before the queen's palace, we should bring down the authorities on us, sure.