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Why, the King is in the garden. Which King has called you?

We cannot say.

The King we have been serving all our life, of course.

Will you all go?

Yes, all—we have to go instantly. Otherwise we might get into trouble. [They go out.

I cannot understand their words. . . . I am afraid. They are scampering off like wild animals that fly just