The King.
Oh, nothing, my love! I only stuck a pin into your arm to test your theory!
The Queen.
But it isn’t a fair test unless you tell that you are going to do it, so that I can make up my mind not to feel it!
The King.
I see! Well, but to come back to the question, who is to tell our child of the peril in which she stands?
The Queen.
Why, you, of course! You are head of the family!
The King.