Harper's New Monthly Magazine Volume 109 June to November 1904 . Hereditary Cleaner by several officers of state and a corn- refusing to clean! he said to the Baronvon Spank. pany of life-guards, came round on atour of inspection. 544 HARPERS MONTHLY MAGAZINE. Is this all you know about clean-ing windows? exclaimed the King, af-ter an indignant glance at the partiallywiped pane of glass. If it please your Majesty, I am un-used to this form of labor, said theCount, in a haughty tone. To what kind are you used, then ?asked the King. The Count reflected for a moment. I can ride, your Majesty, and
Harper's New Monthly Magazine Volume 109 June to November 1904 . Hereditary Cleaner by several officers of state and a corn- refusing to clean! he said to the Baronvon Spank. pany of life-guards, came round on atour of inspection. 544 HARPERS MONTHLY MAGAZINE. Is this all you know about clean-ing windows? exclaimed the King, af-ter an indignant glance at the partiallywiped pane of glass. If it please your Majesty, I am un-used to this form of labor, said theCount, in a haughty tone. To what kind are you used, then ?asked the King. The Count reflected for a moment. I can ride, your Majesty, and playbridge, he replied; and if your Majestywould allow me to supervise the royaltailors I am certain my experience wouldbe useful. Your experience of riding or ofbridge? asked the King. My taste, I mean,Count. But you profess to clean windows,insisted his Majesty, just as I professto govern this kingdom. Well, I am gov-erning it, and you have got to cleanthese windows. Will your Majesty direct me howto perform this honorable duty? saidthe Count. answered the. There is no Pane of Glass between Certainly, replied his Majesty, withperfect simplicity and candor. Takeoff your coat to begin with. You cannotwork in a gold-laced coat like that. And the Count, with, I fear, a ruefulair, removed his coat. Possibly the Count requires some as-sistance, suggested the Vice-Chancellor. Your Majesty might spare a practicalhousemaid. Send one immediately, said his Maj-esty, with royal generosity. And now,Count Zonnbiem, you will have noexcuse. Now, it so happened that GretchenKopp, the maid who was sent to assistthe Count, was not only of an unusuallyattractive appearance, but possessed aheart so warmly susceptible to the attrac-tions of the opposite sex that on severaloccasions she had only been able to re-tain her position in the royal householdthrough the influence of gentlemen atcourt, whose names I shall not mention,and through her own solemn promises tobe good. The Count speedily found h
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