“He ought to be, but he is not.”
“But the king’s order?”
“Bah! who obeys the king?”
“Did he know you?”
“I believe so.”
“You were but five?”
“My four friends and I.”
“And he did not attack you?”
“On the contrary, he avoided me, which astonished me, as on seeing him, I expected a terrible battle.”
“Where was he going?”