The Kaiser. I say, old man, you really must speak louder and more plainly. I can't hear a word you say.
The King. The Allies have sent me an ULTIMATUM!! Did you hear that time?
The Kaiser. Yes, most of it.
The King. Well.
The Kaiser. Well.
The King. What do you think about it?
The Kaiser. Not very much. Lots of other people have had ultimatums and haven't been one pfennig the worse for them.
The King. Oh, but this is the very last thing in ultimatums. It's a regular ultimatissimum.
The Kaiser. What do they want you to do?
The King. All sorts of disagreeable things. For instance, I am to move my troops to the Peloponnese, so as to get them out of harm's way.