ence, that it would be monstrous for the king to interfere in
behalf of justice-justice, however, being always administered in his
name; although it certainly is not held to be quite so improper for him
to interfere in behalf of those who have offended justice.

As a consequence of these nice distinctions, which it requires a very
advanced stage of civilization fully to comprehend, both the king and
queen received our whole party, when we came back into the presence,
exactly as if nothing particular had occurred. Noah wore both head and
tail erect, like another; and the lord high admiral of Leaphigh dropped
into a familiar conversation with him, on the subject of ballasting
ships, in just as friendly a manner as if he were on the best possible
terms with the whole royal family. This moral sang froid is not to
be ascribed to phlegm, but is, in fact, the result of high mental
discipline, which causes the courtier to be utterly destitute of all
feeling, except in cases that affect himself.

It was high time now that I should be presented. Judge People's Friend,
who had witnessed the dilemma of Noah with diplomatic unconcern, very
politely renewed the offer of his services in my favor, and I went
forward and stood before the throne.

"Sire, allow me to present a very eminent literary character among men,
a cunning clerk, by name Goldencalf," said the envoy, bowing to his
majesty.

"He is welcome to my court," returned the king by proxy.

"Pray, Mr. People's Friend, is not this one of the human beings who have
lately arrived in my dominions, and who have shown so much cleverness in
getting Chatterino and his governor through the ice?"

"The very same, please your majesty; and a very arduous service it was,
and right cleverly performed."

"This reminds me of a duty.--Let my cousin be summoned."

I now began to see a ray of hope, and to feel the truth of the saying
which teaches us that justice, though sometimes slow, never fails to
arrive at last. I had also, now, and for the first time, a good view of
the king's eldest first-cousin of the masculine gender, who drew near at
the summons; and, while he had the appearance of listening with the most
profound attention to the instructions of the king of Leaphigh, was very
evidently telling that potentate what he ought to do. The conference
ended, his majesty's proxy spoke in a way to be heard by all who had the
good fortune to be near the royal person.

"Reasono did a go