But the nobles and grandees of the country, deeming it indecent to trouble his majesty with affairs of state any longer, took upon themselves all the trouble of governing, leaving to the sovereign the sole duty of reigning.

This was done in a way to save his feelings, under the pretence of setting up a barrier to the physical force and abuses of the mass.

After a time, it was found inconvenient and expensive to feed and otherwise support the royal family, and all its members were privately shipped to a distant region, which had not yet got to be so far advanced in civilization, as to know how to keep up a monarchy without a monarch." "And does Leaphigh succeed in effecting this prodigy ?" "Wonderfully well.

By means of decapitations and decaudizations enough, even greater exploits may be performed." "But am I to understand literally, brother Downright, there is no such thing as a monarch in this country ?" "Literally." "And the presentations ?" "Are like these trials, to maintain the monarchy." "And the crimson curtains?
--" "Conceal empty seats." "Why not, then, dispense with so much costly representation ?" "In what way could the grandees cry out that the throne is in danger, if there were no throne?
It is one thing to have no monarch, and another to have no throne.

But all this time our client is in great jeopardy.
Hasten, therefore, and be particular to act as I have just instructed you." I stopped to hear no more, but in a minute was flying towards the centre of the square.