. King Time; or The mystical land of the hours, a fantasy . boy, who had secureda very good position in front, listened with great atten-tion to the proclamation, which was as follows: * I really dont see the occasionFor suddenly starting away;A thing like a citys invasionWill certainly keep for a day. ; This life in the woods is delicious,And surely its none of our faultThat the weather is hardly propitiousFor making a sudden assault. Then what is the need of advancing,With heavens beclouded and drear ?Our camp is secure and entrancing — Well wait till the weather is clear. Then let us not fi
. King Time; or The mystical land of the hours, a fantasy . boy, who had secureda very good position in front, listened with great atten-tion to the proclamation, which was as follows: * I really dont see the occasionFor suddenly starting away;A thing like a citys invasionWill certainly keep for a day. ; This life in the woods is delicious,And surely its none of our faultThat the weather is hardly propitiousFor making a sudden assault. Then what is the need of advancing,With heavens beclouded and drear ?Our camp is secure and entrancing — Well wait till the weather is clear. Then let us not fidget and flurry,Nor think of the future and icorry,216 KING TIME And let us not be in a hurry,But wait till the weather is clear! The last words whichthe Duke uttered beforehe sat down were thewords, Well wait tillthe weather is clear, theremainder being a re-sponse from his trustyfollowers who alwayscheered him and nodded SsSSr^^ J- AipO* approvingly when hespoke, frequently to theextent of voicing theirsentiments whenever the Duke paused for a 217
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