The Pharaoh was dictating, and his scribe was busily chipping away at the stone tablet. “I have plans . . . to form,” the monarch said slowly, “a personal bodyguard . . . of stalwart . . .and virile . . . young men.”
The chips flew, but then suddenly ceased flying, and the perspiring chiseler looked up inquiringly, “Excuse me, your Majesty, but is virile spelled with one or two gonads?”
The Pharaoh was dictating, and his scribe was busily chipping away at the stone tablet. “I have plans . . . to form,” the monarch said slowly, “a personal bodyguard . . . of stalwart . . .and virile . . . young men.”
The chips flew, but then suddenly ceased flying, and the perspiring chiseler looked up inquiringly, “Excuse me, your Majesty, but is virile spelled with one or two gonads?”