TACT IN TIME.
King Alfred (to shopman). "Ah! I see you stock my patent candle-clocks. How are they selling?"
Shopman. "They're selling like hot—I mean there's quite a run on them, Your Majesty."
King Alfred (to shopman). "Ah! I see you stock my patent candle-clocks. How are they selling?"
Shopman. "They're selling like hot—I mean there's quite a run on them, Your Majesty."