“There is a king there, is there not?” he said.

“There is.”

“And a queen?”

“Yes.”

“And a palace?”

“There are several palaces.”

“Then tell me about the king,” he said.

I have never seen the king, and I longed for the power of the Tempter to tell the old man of—

“Prætors, proconsuls to their provinces

Hasting, or on return, in robes of state;