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 —Yes.

—[To change the subject.] Is the soup cold enough, Albert? [Music begins.]

—Just right.

—His highness likes his soup at eight degrees Celsius.

—Beautiful speech is not the most important thing. What counts is the fact that he has studied a great deal, and knows a great deal.

—Perhaps the reason I can't speak well is that I have never done anything but study.

—That never hurt you, my boy.

—How many hours a day did you study?

—Usually—ten And as many every night.

—Ten and ten are twenty. [He rises.]

—What are you looking for, my dear?

—The salt.

—Here it is, your highness.

—Thanks. [Resumes his seat; takes the salt.] That left you four hours for sleep.

—Not that many—sometimes.

—That is very bad. I need fifteen hours' sleep myself. [A pause.]

—I need eight. [A pause.]

—I need six. [A pause.]

—[To .] And you? [A long pause.]