A True Courtier
ONE day, when Sir Isaac Heard was in company with George III., it was
announced that his majesty's horse was ready for hunting. Sir Isaac,
said the king, are you a judge of horses?--In my younger days, please
your majesty, I was a great deal among them, was the reply. What do
you think of this, then? said the king, who was by this time preparing
to mount his favorite: and, without waiting for an answer, added, we
call him. Perfection.--A most appropriate name, replied the courtly
herald, bowing as his majesty reached the saddle, for he bears the
best of characters.