3/16 "I've seen to that." Sapt turned to me and said, in a sharp, decisive voice: "You must make love to her tonight, you know." "I think it is very likely I shall, if I see her alone," said I."Hang it, Sapt, you don't suppose I find it difficult ?" Fritz whistled a bar or two; then he said: "You'll find it only too easy. Look here, I hate telling you this, but I must. The Countess Helga told me that the princess had become most attached to the King. Since the coronation, her feelings have undergone a marked development. It's quite true that she is deeply wounded by the King's apparent neglect." "Here's a kettle of fish!" I groaned. |