Ma Chi-chuang, who was not the senior member of the diplomatic corps, and who was furthermore a newcomer to his job, was quite unexpectedly seated at the right hand of the king, the seat of honor. Whereupon the American ambassador, Kentner, softly whispered in Ma Chichuang's ear, asking him, "What secret does Your Excellency possess to receive such royal treatment from the King?"
美國大使肯特納悄聲問馬紀壯：「閣下有何秘訣，受泰王如此禮遇？」