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This evening was but one of an rew heavy as lead The

Countess of Berg was the Prince Constantine's favourite; and Wogan was

not slow to discover that her s face and quiet eyes hid the most

masterful woman at that court Heamid the snow or in the entertainments at the palace,

but a quizzical deliberate ould now and again show him that she

was still his enemy With the Princess Casimira he was a profound

critic of observances: he invented a new cravat and was most careful

that there should never be a wrinkle in his stockings; with the Princess

Charlotte he laughed till his head sang He played all e of a pantomime and himself the

harlequin But for all his efforts it did not seem that he advanced his

cause; and if hehe had lost it, and so Christmas caht a letter to the castle

He caan while he was

at table He noticed at once that it was in his King's hand, and he

slipped it quickly into his pocket It

precipitate in his manner, or it may have been merely that all were on

the alert to mark his actions, but at once curiosity was aroused No