Koll. If no one else wishes to speak—
Vinäger. Mr. Chairman!
Koll. Mr. Vinäger wishes to speak.
Vinäger. These proceedings remind me of China, and of the Chinese mandarins who will not allow any one of lesser degree to come near them—although at moments I have felt as if I were still in Europe in the presence of a still greater power, greater even than the Grand Turk—I mean this democratic envy which grudges others what it has not got itself. To reconcile both parties I should like to make the following suggestion. Build the carriages, as is often done, in two stories. Then those who wish to ensure their privacy can do so by sitting upstairs; and the others will be satisfied too, because they will all be in the same carriage after all. (Loud laughter.)
Koll. If no one else wishes to speak (looks at GRAN, who shakes his head) I shall proceed to put the question to the vote. The motion submitted by the directors, which is now before the meeting, is as follows—
The Mayor. Excuse me, but what of my motion wit h regard to a saloon for his Majesty?
Koll. I did not understand your worship to mean your suggestion as a formal motion.
The Mayor. I did, though.
Koll. Then I will put it to the vote after the director, motion has been voted upon.
The Mayor. A motion that concerns the King should take precedence of all others.