Thus even in this hour of haste and danger thought was taken for her comfort.
"Princess," said Hassan, bowing, "my master, your uncle, sent you certain jewels of no mean value.

Is it your wish that they should accompany you ?" Without lifting her eyes from her dying father's face, Rosamund answered heavily: "Where they are, there let them bide.

What have I to do with jewels ?" "Your will is my law," he said, "and others will be found for you.

Princess, all is ready; we wait your pleasure." "My pleasure?
Oh, God, my pleasure ?" exclaimed Rosamund in the same drear voice, still staring at her father, who lay before her on the ground.
"I cannot help it," said Hassan, answering the question in her eyes, and there was grief in his tone.

"He would not come, he brought it on himself; though in truth I wish that accursed Frank had not struck so shrewdly.