He could only say, of his own knowledge, that last year, when they were on the Italian lakes, there was a certain prince--Mr.Hathaway would understand why he did not mention names--who was not only attentive to her, but attentive to HIM, sir, by Jove! and most significant in his inquiries.

It was the only occasion when he, the colonel, had ever spoken to her on such subjects; and, knowing that she was not indifferent to the fellow, who was not bad of his kind, he had asked her why she had not encouraged his suit.

She had said, with a laugh, that he couldn't marry her unless he gave up his claim of succession to a certain reigning house; and she wouldn't accept him WITHOUT IT.

Those were her words, sir, and he could only say that the prince left a few days afterwards, and they had never seen him since.
As to the princelings and counts and barons, she knew to a day the date of their patents of nobility, and what privileges they were entitled to; she could tell to a dot the value of their estates, the amount of their debts, and, by Jove! sir, the amount of mortgages she was expected to pay off before she married them.

She knew the amount of income she had to bring to the Prussian Army, from the general to the lieutenant.