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Rh "Call me Reginald or Reggie, then," permitted the Vice. "No—Samuel would be nicer, I think, 'Samuel the Standard-bearer' or 'Samuel the Censurian' sounds all-right."

"Right O, Thammy," acquiesced the Vice, and prepared to do battle.

"No—you get in the chariot," directed the President, "and I come ashore in a boat. Then I hop out and make a speech to my soldiers who hang back a bit. They're not for it, at first, you know, and "

"Can I take a pot at you while you speech?" interrupted the Vice.

The President considered this.

"It is battle, you know," urged the Vice, "and I didn't ask you to come invading on my sands when I might want to be fishing or paddling or playing with my children or anything."

"Yes—but I've got to win, you know. It is History, and we can't alter that. Tell you what—you can hit me in the shield while I am making the speech—or knock my helmet off. Yes—make it all the more real. "