smallest and had kept out of the way till then, sitting at the foot of a column in an attitude of indifference, seemingly rapt in contemplation. The little King was the only one who had taken no notice of the "Live Children." His beautiful, liquid eyes, eyes as blue as the palace, were pursuing endless dreams; his right hand supported his head, which , Saturn and Neptune, which are too ridiculously far away."
Thereupon, he toddled off the step again and resumed his first attitude, showing that was already heavy with thought; his short tunic showed his dimpled knees; and a golden crown rested on his yellow locks. When he cried, "Here I am!" the baby rose from the step on which he was sitting and tried to climb on to it at one stride; but he was still so awkward that he lost his balance and fell upon his nose. He at once picked himself up with so much dignity that nobody dared make fun of him; and, this time, he scrambled up on all fours and then, putting his legs wide apart, stood and eyed Tyltyl from top to toe. "You're not very big!" said Tyltyl, doing his best to keep from laughing. "I shall do great things when I am!" retorted the King, in a tone that admitted of no reply. "And what will you do?" asked Tyltyl. "I shall found the General Confederation of the Solar Planets," said the King, in a very pompous voice. Our friend was so much impressed that he could not find a word to say; and the King continued: "All the Planets will belong to it, except Uranus
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