Tell her that I understand; tell her I have seen her lover!" "With these words, uttered distinctly and emphatically, he turned away with.

Heliobas, who still held him by the arm in a friendly, half-protecting manner.

The tears stood in my eyes.

I called softly: "Good-night, Prince Ivan!" He looked back with a faint smile.
"Good-night, mademoiselle!" Heliobas also looked back and gave me an encouraging nod, which meant several things at once, such as "Do not be anxious," "He will be all right soon," and "Always believe the best." I watched their two figures disappear through the doorway, and then, feeling almost cheerful again, I knocked at the door of Zara's studio.

She opened it at once, and came out.