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vanquish the Princess-lected how the time

sped He looked at his watch It enty-fiveat the door

"I a the wet cloak about her shoulders

and its hood over her head She barely shivered under its wet heaviness

"There's one an; but

before he could say what that one thing was, Jenny, who had now

recovered her shoe, ran across the room and took the beautiful heiress

by both hands Jenny was impulsive by nature The Princess-mother's

distress and Clementina's fearlessness made her suddenly ashamed that

she had spoken so sourly

"There, there, old lady," she said soothingly; "don't you fret They are

very good friends your niece is going with" Then she drew Clementina

close to her "I don't wonder they are all mad about you, for I can't

but say you are very handsome and richly worth the pains you have

occasioned us" She kissed Clementina plump upon the cheek and

whispered in her ear, "O'Toole won't mind the wet cloak, my dear, when

he sees you"