(_aside_) Can
there be any use in saying something seriously? (_aloud_)
You are Christians?
The General. God forbid the doubt! Faith is exceedingly
useful. ...
The King. For discipline. (_to the Sheriff_) And you?
The Sheriff. From my blessed ancestors I received the faith.
The King. So _they_ are blessed also. Why not?'
The Sheriff. They brought me strictly up to fear
God, to honor the king.
The King. And love your fellowmen. You are a State
individual, sheriff. And such are Christians nowadays.
(_to the Merchant_) And you?
The Merchant. I have not been able to go to church very
much of late because of my cough. And in the foul air. ...
The King. You go to sleep. But are you a Christian?
The. Merchant. That goes without saying.
The King. (_to the Priest._) And you are naturally one?
The Priest. By the grace of Jesus I hope that I am.
The King. That is the formula, boys, that is the
accepted thing to say. Therefore, you are a Christian
community, and it is no fault of mine if such a community
will not deal seriously with what concerns Christianity.
Greet it from me, and say that it must have an eye to the
institution of monarchy.
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