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The State Dinner

           Nowlettheancientchroniclerspeak:

           

           "Agentlemanenterstheroombearingarod,andalongwithhimanotherbearingatablecloth,which,aftertheyhavebothkneeledthreetimeswiththeutmostveneration,hespreadsuponthetable,andafterkneelingagaintheybothretire;thencometwoothers,onewiththerodagain,theotherwithasalt-cellar,aplate,andbread;whentheyhavekneeledastheothershaddone,andplacedwhatwasbroughtuponthetable,theytooretirewiththesameceremoniesperformedbythefirst;atlastcometwonobles,richlyclothed,onebearingatasting-knife,who,afterprostratingthemselvesthreetimesinthemostgracefulmanner,approachandrubthetablewithbreadandsalt,withasmuchaweasiftheKinghadbeenpresent."

           Soendthesolemnpreliminaries.Now,fardowntheechoingcorridorswehearabugle-blast,andtheindistinctcry,"PlacefortheKing!WayfortheKing’smostexcellentmajesty!"Thesesoundsaremomentlyrepeatedtheygrownearerandnearerandpresently,almostinourfaces,themartialnotepealsandthecryringsout,"WayfortheKing!"Atthisinstanttheshiningpageantappears,andfilesinatthedoor,withameasuredmarch.

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