He is the only one who, with beating heart, guesses the name of the mysterious unknown.

What do you say,--will this bewitching guest from fairyland deign to figure as the chief personage on my young artist's canvas ?" "Before deciding, may I see a list of those whom you have invited ?" "Certainly--a very proper request." The marchioness handed over her fan, the ribs of which were of ivory, and served the owner as tablets.

They were covered with a miscellaneous list of well-known names from all classes, and the last among them was Manasseh Adorjan's.

"You can order a costume of black lace, spangled with silver stars," the fair Cyrene went on; "then, with a black velvet mask, you will be ready to appear as the Queen of Night." Blanka offered no objection to this plan.
"I will admit you upon signal, through our secret passageway, into my boudoir, and from there you will pass, when the way is clear, into the ladies' dressing-room, and thence into the ballroom.

With this fan of mine in your hand, you will, after some instructions from me, be able to puzzle and mystify all whom you address, while no one will be in a position even to hazard a surmise as to your identity.