I shall feel much disappointed if this proves not to be our prince." "You Americans are such democrats." "I don't go so far as to say a man is necessarily bad because of his high rank, but as I reminded you a little while ago, there are princes and princes.

The ancient house of Auersperg as it walks up and down, indicating its conviction of its own superiority to everything else on earth, does not please me." "The Uhlans are coming back!" exclaimed Weber in tones of excitement.
"And that's von Boehlen at their head! I'd know his figure as far as I could see it! And they've had a brush, too! Look at the empty saddles and the wounded men! As sure as we live they've run into the French cavalry and then they've run out again!" The Uhlans were returning at a gallop, and the German officers of high rank were crowding forward to meet them.

It was obvious to every one that they had received a terrible handling, but John knew that von Boehlen was not a man to come at a panicky gallop.

Some powerful motive must send him so fast.
He saw the Prussian captain spring from his horse and rush to a little group composed of the general, the prince and several others of high rank who had drawn closely together at his coming.
Von Boehlen was wounded slightly, but he stood erect as he saluted the commander and talked with him briefly and rapidly.

John's busy and imaginative mind was at work at once with surmises, and he settled upon one which he was sure must be the truth.