[The Goose Girl by Harold MacGrath]@TWC D-Link bookThe Goose Girl CHAPTER VII 12/31
I'll put you in snugly.
You will probably have to wait for his excellency.
But you'll have me for company till he appears." Grumbach entered the palace with a brave heart and a steady mind. * * * * * The grand duke had a warm place in his heart for the diplomatic corps. He liked to see them gathered round his table, their uniforms glittering with orders and decorations.
It was always a night of wits; and he sprang a hundred traps for comedy's sake, but these astonishing linguists seldom if ever blundered into one of them.
They were eternally vigilant.
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