Without royalty she would be only a woman.

What would Austria do; what would Austria say?
If Austria had placed Leopold on the throne, certainly it was to shut out the house of Auersperg.
And who was this man Beauvais, who served one house openly and another under the rose?
Where had he met him before, and why did the thought of him cause unrest?
To rescue her somehow, to win her love, to see the glory of the world light the heavens in her eyes! If the dream was mad, it was no less pleasant.
He was a commoner; he had nothing in the world but his brain and his arm.

Fitzgerald, now, possessed a famous title and an ancient name.
These kings and princes hereabout could boast of but little more than he; and there were millions to back him.

He could dream of princesses and still be sane.

Maurice did not envy the Englishman's riches, but he coveted his right of way.
How often had he indulged in vain but pleasant dreams! Even in the old days he was always succoring some proud beauty in distress.