'Decidedly I am very cross with you for coming over here all alone.

It was monstrous.

If I didn't happen to be the most foolish of parents--There! Good-night.

It's nine o'clock.

The Prince, I am sure, will excuse you.' If Nella had not really been very tired Prince Aribert might have been the witness of a good-natured but stubborn conflict between the millionaire and his spirited offspring.