But, after all, his opinion is only the opinion of one old gentleman, with possible prejudices and preconceived convictions.

The Mikado--or the people, according to locality--would like to hear the views of others of his ministers.

He finds that the Lord Chancellor and the Lord Chief Justice and the Groom of the Bedchamber and the Attorney-General--the whole entire Cabinet, in short, are unanimously of the same opinion as Pooh Bah.

He doesn't know it's only Pooh Bah speaking from different corners of the stage.

The consensus of opinion convinces him.