"A princess once thought me a handsome fellow! It is eleven years since, as I entered the guards on account of my delicate figure.

I was guard of honor in the anteroom of the former crown princess of Prussia.

It was my first experience.

I did not know the ways of the lords and ladies.

Suddenly, a charming and beautifully-dressed lady came into the anteroom, two other young ladies following her, joking and laughing, quite at their pleasure.