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crown upon my head I must and will be empress, that I may have the

power to reward you all, and to raise you,the handsoave hio to ht I will come for you Be ready at that time, Elizabeth!"

"I will then be ready!" said Princess Elizabeth, nodding a farewell to

Lestocq

"At htfully continued "Well, we have twelve

hours until then, which will suffice for the invention of a suitable

toilet Alexis, tell me what sort of dress I shall wear What color

best becomes me and in what shall I please the soldiers? The toilet,

my Alexis, is often decisive in such cases; an unsuitable costuht

cause ive up the

enterprise Youa costume Come, let us

repair to the wardrobe, and call my women I will try on all my dresses,

one after the other; then you shall decide which is , and

that e choose"

The princess and her lover betook themselves to the wardrobe, and called

her wo a suitable revolution-toilet