"How American you are, gracious lady! A German wife does not ask for her 'own purse.' My wife will cease to be American; she will be German," patting his soft hands ecstatically.
"But you have not told me the name of her guardian ?" "Lucy," said Miss Vance reluctantly, "is of age.

She has full control of her property.

A Trust Company manages it for her, but they have no authority to stop her if she chooses to--throw it into the gutter." The prince looked up sharply.

Could this be a trick?
But if it were, the agent would find out for him.

He rose.
"To have the sole disposal of her own hand and of her fortune?
That seems strange to us," he said, smiling.