The golden galleon had gone down, and naught but a few bubbles told where she had once so proudly ridden the waters of the sea.

The Princess Hildegarde?
The dream was gone.

Castles, castles! "I am glad you did not know," said Dan, "because I have always believed in your friendship.

Yet, it is something we cannot help--this loving a woman.

Why, a man will lay down his life for his friend, but he will rob him of the woman he loves.