was correct, but it was not
proper for him to say it. When pressed for an explanation the
minister called to a page close by and ordered him to take hold
of the king. The order was not obeyed. The order was often
repeated, and still not obeyed. The king flew into a rage and
ordered the same man to hold the minister, and it was
immediately done. The minister laughed and said that the
incident was the explanation required by the king. “How?” asked
the king. The minister replied, “The order was the same and
the executor also, but the authority was different. When I
ordered, the effect was