13/35 I shall try to do even the impossible." "That will please the ladies," retorted Philip, with a sneer. "You will be overwhelmed with correspondence--your gloves will not hold it all" Don John did not answer, for it seemed wiser to let the King take this ground than return to his former position. But it is better that you should be married soon, before you become so entangled with the ladies of Madrid as to make your marriage impossible." "Saving the last clause," said Don John boldly, "I am altogether of your Majesty's opinion. But I fear no entanglements here." "No--you do not fear them. On the contrary, you live in them as if they were your element." "No man can say that," answered Don John. |