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Rh The King says, "I am calling on you shortly; you had better arrange puffed rice offerings for me. Palace fare is quite tasteless to me now. " Ha ! ha ! ha !

I beseech you, headman, don't you joke about these things

Cutting jokes indeed, dare he!

Are you out of your mind too, Gaffer?

Out of my mind, well then I am; I can read plainly that the King writes he will come himself to see Amal, with the state physician.