England will be a hornets’ nest before noon to-morrow, if the Church’s hand hasn’t lost its cunning — and we know it hasn’t. Now you write and I’ll dictate thus:

“PROCLAMATION

“BE IT KNOWN UNTO ALL. Whereas the king having died

and left no heir, it becomes my duty to continue the

executive authority vested in me, until a government

shall have been created and set in motion. The

monarchy has lapsed, it no longer e11sts. By

consequence, all political power has reverted to its

original source, the people of the nation. With the