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. Only do it out of Suavia!

. What did I tell you? Life is more difficult for me than for an ordinary man. I am no longer Prince, yet the laws which protect others have no validity for me. You banish me from my country.

. To do you a favor. You say that you are anxious to support yourself; it would be difficult in Suavia. You are too well known here. Nobody would offer you a menial position, while if the opportunity were a brilliant one, you would feel, naturally, that it had not come to you upon your merits as a man, but as the Emperor's nephew. Prince of Suavia, a reflection which I am confident would prove most offensive. [Cheers oidside] But why these cheers? What is the matter?

. Pardon, Your Majesty…

. How is this? What are these shouts?

. Your Majesty, it is unprecedented; impertinence without parallel in my experience

. It is? Speak!

. Princess Helena has arrived at Court. Upon alighting from the train, she took a sleigh before it was possible to prevent her, and drove straight through the heart of the city to the Palace gates. And she is with us now.

. [To the ] Now you see what you have done! Shall I tolerate this? She has heard that you are here, so she dares to presume! I always regret promptly any leniency I may show. What is the meaning of these cheers?

. A crowd has gathered out of curiosity. The students acclaim the Princess, taking advantage of the opportunity to demonstrate against the government.

. Which should have anticipated the outbreak and have been prepared for it. How has the Princess arrived