"There is an instance where he made a cruel blunder."
"No man is infallible," said he, wondering what this blunder was.
"I suppose not. Look! The artillery is firing."
Boom-boom! They saw the smoke leap from the muzzles of the cannon, and it seemed minutes before the sound reached them.
"I have a fine country, too," she said, with pride; "prosperous, and an army not inferior to that of Jugendheit."
"I was not making comparisons, your Highness."
"I know that, my friend. I was simply speaking from the heart. But I doubt if the prince regent is a better man than our Herbeck."
"I prefer Herbeck, never having met the prince regent. But I have some news for your highness."
"News for me?"
"Yes. I am about to ask for my recall," he said, the idea having come into his mind at that precise moment.