"I must insist," said his Majesty, "that you see to these omissions being made." And the Lord Functionary bowed his pained body over the hand which the King graciously extended.
"Your Majesty must be obeyed," said he.
It was a phrase that the King very seldom heard; it gave him a taste of power.
"Max," said he to his son, upon their next meeting, "I have been doing as you advised. And I do believe you are right."
"What did I advise?" inquired Max, assuming forgetfulness.
"That I should 'do a bust' was, I think, your expression; something unexpected."
"And how have you done it?"
"I have censored The Gaudy Girl."
Max whistled.