"I could not convince him of what I saw with my own eyes." "You have done your duty, then," she said softly.

"Why not let the rest go?
As you told us just now, this is not a personal matter, and there are reasons why he did not wish the Prince to leave suddenly." I was staggered.

I held my peace, and the two stood watching me.

Then I heard footsteps approaching us, and a familiar voice.
"What trio of conspirators is this talking so earnstly in the shadows?
Ah!" The Prince had seen me, and he stood still.

I faced him at once.
"Prince," I said, "it has been suggested to me that my eyesight is probably defective.