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Don Carlos, that you have any faith in the predictions of a gipsy?"

"Dear lady, since the King of the Gypsies predicted I should get my

heart's desire, surely it would be allance at Myra "Inanything on which I set my heart, and here

I intend to live up to 's

prediction will come true, your ladyship"

He took his leave a fewlow over her hand and raising her fingers to his lips

"One of themen I have met for years," the old lady

remarked, when the door closed behind hirace of a born courtier I think it was

exceedingly rude of you, Myra, to snatch your hand away as you did when

Don Carlos was going to kiss your fingertips"

"Personally, Aunt, I think he is the ant, ill-mannered and

insufferably conceited man I have ever met," Myra responded warmly

"He openly boasts that no woman can resist him, prides himself on his

conquests, and while you were out of the roo passionate

love to me, and only made fun of my attempts to snub hiain"