"It is very romantic, a little too much so; my readers will never believe it.

Never mind, though, I will write it all up in my best manner." The fete on board the steamer, given by the Prince in honor of his betrothal, had been as much talked of as a sensational first night at the Francais, and it added decidedly to the romantic prestige of Andras Zilah.

There was not a marriageable young girl who was not a little in love with him, and their mothers envied the luck of the Tzigana.
"It is astonishing how jealous the mammas are," said the Baroness, gayly.

"They will make me pay dearly for having been the matchmaker; but I am proud of it, very proud.

Zilah has good taste, that is all.