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The princess now approached her cousin, the Regent Anna, who ca room to meet and welcoot her smiles and her inoffensiveness All eyes were

with the most intense anxiety directed toward those to were at once suspended There was

a deep pause, all breathing was s of their hearts ht betray them and cause them to be

suspected

The two princesses now approached each other--Princess Elizabeth would

have bent a knee to the regent--Anna, with char her, tenderly reproached her for co too early," said Elizabeth, pressing the regent's hand

to her lips, "for I doubted whether my fair cousin would find time to

bestow a friendly word upon her poor relation, Princess Elizabeth!"

"How could Elizabeth fear that, when she knows I love her like a

sister?" tenderly asked the regent, and, taking the arh the rooain came life and movement in this lately so silent and anxiously

expectant assee; they no they were to deport theraces of the regent, and therefore

they could receive her polite greetings with the most reverential

thankfulness; they could approach her and ad suspicion The stereotyped smile had reappeared upon all

faces, cheerful and lively conversation was again resu princesses appeared, they were greeted with

endless shouts of ecstasy

As we have said, it was a gay and very splendid festival Only