’Ihaveneverbeforehearditmentioned！’saidtheFirstLord。
’Iwilllookforitandfindit！’
Butwherewasittobefound？TheFirstLordranupanddownstairs，throughthehallsandcorridors；butnoneofthosehemethadeverheardoftheNightingale。AndtheFirstLordranagaintotheEmperor，andtoldhimthatitmustbeaninventiononthepartofthosewhohadwrittenthebooks。
’YourIrmperialMajestycannotreallybelieveallthatiswritten！TherearesomeinventionscalledtheBlackArt！’
’ButthebookinwhichIreadthis，’saidtheEmperor，’issentmebyHisGreatMajestytheEmperorofJapan；soitcannotbeuntrue，andIwillheartheNightingale！Shemustbeherethisevening！Shehasmygraciouspermissiontoappear，andifshedoesnot，thewholeCourtshallbetrampledunderfootaftersupper！’