PRIVATE AND PUBLIC.

Charles II. spending a cheerful evening with a few friends, one of the

company, seeing his majesty in good humour, thought it a fit time to ask

him a favour, and was so absurd as to do so: after he had mentioned his

suit, Charles instantly and very acutely replied, “Sir, you must ask

your _king_ for that.”

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