I will put up with no dictation.' Both looked dangerous; and the silence lasted for a measurable interval of time.

Then she made haste to have the first word; and with a laugh that rang clear and honest, 'Do not be a child,' she said.

'I wonder at you.

If your assurances are true, you can have no reason to mistrust me, nor I to play you false.

The difficulty is to get the Prince out of the palace without scandal.