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"Never was truer word spoken," said Wogan, stoutly

"Then why is the King in Spain?"

They had coan had no neer to it

He said,-"I do not know"

For a moment or two Clementina searched his eyes It seemed in the end

that she was satisfied he spoke the truth For she said in a voice of

greater gentleness,-"Then I will acquaint you Will you ith an bowed, and followed her out of the garden He could not think

whither she was leading him, or for what purpose She walked without a

word to hi with reat house Then Clementina halted

"Sir," said she, "can you put a nahness, I cannot"

"It is the Caprara Palace," said she, suddenly, and suddenly she bent

her eyes upon Wogan The na whatever to

him, and his blank face told her so clearly She nodded in a sort of