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"On the evening of the 27th," said the Prince

Clehed softly in a hich he did not understand She was

altogether in a strange, incomprehensible mood that afternoon, and when

he learnt next day that she had taken to her bed he was not surprised

Perhaps he was not altogether grieved It seeht that she should

be punished for her stubbornness Punish those two days, and on theof

the 27th he set out for Italy

At the second posting stage, which he reached about three of the

afternoon, he crossed a hired carriage on its way to Innspruck The

carriage left the inn door as the Prince drove up to it He noticed the

great size of the coachman on the box, he saw also that a e, and that a servant rode on

horseback by the door The road, however, was a busy one; day and night

travellers passed up and down; the Prince gave only a passing scrutiny

to that carriage rolling down the hill to Innspruck Besides, he was