It is perfectly correct for young Prince Karl to behave, as you put it, like a bounder.
The people expect it of him.

He conforms entirely to the standard accepted by the military aristocracy of Berlin.

It is you who have been in the wrong--diplomatically." "Then you mean, sir," Norgate protested, "that I should have taken it sitting down ?" "Most assuredly you should," the Ambassador replied, "unless you were willing to pay the price.

Your only fault--your personal fault, I mean--that I can see is that it was a little indiscreet of you to dine alone with a young woman for whom the Prince is known to have a foolish passion.

Diplomatically, however, you have committed every fault possible, I am very sorry, but I think that you had better report in Downing Street as soon as possible.