"Max," said Wilhelm II ruminatively one day to the Prince of Baden, "Max, do you think there were any great men who lived before Agamemnon?"*
"Your Majesty," cried Prince Max with a twinkle, "I should think it was not a question whether there were great men before Agamemnon, but whether there have been any since." Then, as the jest struck home, and Wilhelm flushed angrily, Prince Max chuckled, broke into his bubbling infectious laugh. Not even angered royalty could continue serious; and, so far did Wilhelm II...
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