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This firain Until now all had

seeination; but when she read in

Lestocq's bold and resolved features that it was a reality, she shook

with terror, and an anxious fear overpowered her soul

"And if it htfully

"It will not and cannot ht is on

your side, and God atch over the daughter of the great czar"

"And then, when I ahtfully,

to herself, "what then? There is no happiness in it! They will give me

another title, they will place a crown upon er be free to act according to my will, to live

as I would Thousands of spies will lurk around me Thousands of eyes

will follow my steps, thousands of ears will listen for my every word,

in order to interpret and attach a secretto it! They will call

olden fetters, upon

whose head sits a golden crown of thorns And this toil and weariness!

These tiresoning of orders and commands! How horrible!--Lestocq," suddenly

cried the princess aloud, "if I must always labor, and overn, then I will be no empress,

no, never!"

"You shall be ehest splendor

We, your servants and slaves, ork and govern for you!" said

Lestocq

"Swear that to me! Swear to me that I shall not be constrained to labor,