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Tom Thumb On Kisses
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| 8 | I walks up to the queen, who was a sittin' by the tea-things. "I'm very happy, general," said her majesty, "to see you here. Genius, though ever so small -- if it is genius, general -- is welcome to this fire-place." | |
| 9 | Upon this, I bowed, as any gentleman would do to any lady. | |
| 10 | "General," said gracious majesty, "allow me to introduce my husband." Whereupon Prince Albert said in the most affable manner -- | |
| 11 | "I hope to improve the acquaintance of the general, when we go a gunning together," and then royal highness went on with his tea. | |
| 12 | "Do you take sugar, general?" said gracious majesty with tongs in her hand. | |
| 13 | "I do, madam," said I; for I found my voice a coming hack agin. | |
| 14 | "Which do you prefer?" -- said gracious majesty, with a smile that seemed to turn me into a lump of honey -- "which sugar do you prefer, white or brown?" | |
| 15 | "Either," said I, "but if it is n't slave-grown, I'm a true republican, and won't touch a tarnation morsel." -- Punch. | |