They assured her that they had been given to them by a friend but that the name of the donor must remain a secret.

She knew that they would not lie to her; and thinking it likely that they came from either the squire or the vicar, both of whom took an uncommonly lively interest in her, judging from the fact that either of them had asked her to marry him more than once, she went on eating the peaches with a clear conscience.
The next afternoon the Twins devoted themselves to strengthening the princess' spirit with no less ardor than they devoted themselves to strengthening her body.

They adjured her again and again to thrust off the yoke of the baroness.

The last pregnant words of Erebus to her were: "You just call her an old red pig, and see." Their efforts in the cause of freedom bore fruit no later than that very evening.

The princess was dining with the Baroness Von Aschersleben and Miss Lambart; and the baroness, who was exceedingly jealous of Miss Lambart, had interrupted her several times in her talk with the princess; and she had done it rudely.