satisfied with you?"

"Sire, Herr Behnisch is never really pleased, but he has not scolded
me much lately, so I must have been pretty good. One day he wrote
'Bien' under my French exercise. Oh, I was so happy that I spent six
groschen of the thaler my father gave me a little while since, and
bought two pots of gilly-flowers, one for myself and one for my
little brother Henry, that he should have a souvenir of my 'Bien!'"

"That was right," said the king, nodding approvingly. "When you are
good, you must always let your friends and relations take part in
it; keep the bad only for yourself."

"I will remember that, and I thank you for the kind instruction."

"The studies seem to go very well, but how is it with the behavior?
They tell me that the prince is not always polite to his visitors;
that he is sometimes very rude, even to the officers who pay their
respects to him on his father's account, and on my account, not on
his own, for what do they care for such a little snip as he? They go
to honor Prince Frederick William of Prussia, though he is only a
little flag-bearer. They tell me that you do not appreciate the
honor, but that at Easter you behaved very badly."

"Sire, it is true; I cannot deny it--I did behave badly," sighed the
little prince.

"What was the matter?" asked the king. "It was not from fear, I
hope? I should be very angry at that. Tell me yourself, and tell me
the truth."