It is delicious and velvety and boisterous, as if you presented the king with a pickle on a velvet cushion.
The one in the show, nearly life-size and carved by the artist Sosa Adede, presents the king with a shark's head and a human body covered with fins and scales.
Colbert's first achievement was to present the king with a monthly statement of the financial situation, though his annual estimates for the following year never persuaded Louis of the need for economies if his mind was set in other directions.
The purpose of the document, in Phillips view, was to present the king with a warning, and hopefully protect him against the more antagonistic members of the nobility.
Through a Sindebele interpreter, Rudd introduced himself and the others, explained on whose behalf they acted, said they had come for an amiable sojourn, and presented the king with a gift of £100.
Despite her relationship to the king, it took great courage for Esther to oppose the king's powerful minister, and to present the king with an either/or choice that could easily have gone the other way.
On the last such occasion, Mani presented the king with his first book, the Shāpuragān (Shabuhragan), a summary of his teachings ("dedicated to Shāpūr") written in the Middle Persian language, which provides further evidence of a degree of royal favour.
Twelve young girls dressed as nymphs came out of a cave by the riverside near the aqueduct and presented the king with pastry and preserved fruits.
A six-member delegation from the American Jewish Committee visited Bahrain on March 18 and presented the king with its Leadership for Peace Award.
Sisi, who earlier presented the king with the ceremonial Nile Collar, Egypt's highest honour, suggested they name the crossing King Salman bin Abdel Aziz Bridge.
