"The Kaiser." "You don't mean William of Hohenzollern!" "You don't mean William of Hohenzollern!" "The All-Highest of Germany," he replied in a respectful voice. "But the name is in French. That is good politics. We offend nobody." "The All-Highest of Germany," he replied in a respectful voice. "But the name is in French. That is good politics. We offend nobody." "Oh. Well, why all the same?" "Oh. Well, all the same?" "Why what?" "Why what?" "Why celebrate the All-Highest's Imperial nose?" "Why celebrate the All-Highest's Imperial nose?" "Why not?" retorted the Swiss mildly; "he suggested it." "Why not?" retorted the Swiss mildly; "he suggested it." "The Kaiser suggested that the mountain be named after his own nose?" "The Kaiser suggested that the mountain be named after his own nose?" "He did. Moreover it was from that peak that the All-Highest declared he could smell the Rhine. Tears were in his eyes when he said it. Such sentiment ought to be respected." "He did. Moreover it was from that peak that the All-Highest declared he could smell the Rhine. Tears were in his eyes when he said it. Such sentiment ought to be respected." "May I be permitted to advise the All-Highest to return there and continue his sentimental sniffing?"
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