he whole night
of nothing but fudge; I thought my lover kissed my hand, and pressed it
to his bosom, while I, frowning, endeavoured to wrest it from him: that
he kneeled at my feet. No, never, never will I look at you, cried I,
till you tell me what this fudge can be, or get me some of it. Begone!
cried I, with all the dignity of offended beauty, majesty, and a tragic
queen. Begone! never see me more, or bring me this delicious fudge. He
swore, on the honour of a knight, that he would wander o'er the world,
encounter every danger, perish in the attempt, or satisfy the angel of
his soul."

The chiefs and nobility of the nation, when they met together to drink
their kava, spoke of nothing but fudge. Men, women, and children all,
all talked of nothing but fudge. 'Twas a fury of curiosity, one general
ferment, and universal fever--nothing but fudge could allay it.

But in one respect they all agreed, that government must have had some
interested view, in giving such positive orders to preserve it, and keep
it from the natives of the country. Petitions were addressed to me
from all quarters, from every corporation and body of men in the whole
empire. The majority of the people instructed their constituents, and
the parliament presented a petition, praying that I would be pleased
to take the state of the nation under consideration, and give orders
to satisfy the people, or the most dreadful consequences were to be
apprehended. To these requests, at the entreaty of my council, I made no
reply, or at best but unsatisfactory answers. Curiosity was on the rack;
they forgot to lampoon the government, so engaged were they about the
fudge. The great assembly of the states could think of nothing else.
Instead of enacting laws for the regulation of the people, instead of
consulting what should seem most wise, most excellent, they could think,
talk, and harangue of nothing but fudge. In vain did the Speaker call
to order; the more checks they got the more extravagant and inquisitive
they were.

In short, the populace in many places rose in the most outrageous and
tumultuous manner, forced open the granaries in all places in one day,
and triumphantly distributed the fudge through the whole empire.

Whether on account of the longing, the great curiosity, imagination,
or the disposition of the people, I cannot say--but they found it
infinitely to their taste; 'twas intoxication of joy, satisfaction, and
applause.

Finding how much t