7/32 "He is hunting, they say, with the crown prince of Bavaria." "But you, why have you come dressed like this ?" "That is a little secret which I am not at liberty to disclose." "But, great God, what's to be done ?" "Lie," urbanely. The marriage is not to take place till spring. That will give us plenty of time. After the coronation his majesty may be brought to reason. This marriage must not fall through now. |