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His keen ear caught the bitter undercurrent "The king of Jugendheit is young I do not see how he can help loving you the moment he knows you Who can?" And the chancellor enjoyed the luxury of a smile

"But he may not be heart whole"

"He will be, politically"

"Politics, politics; how I hate the word! Soarret"

The chancellor frowned "Your Highness, I beg of you never to give that thought utterance in the presence of your father"

"Ah, believe rateful; but all this is new towhen I shall wake"

The chancellor wrinkled his lips It was rie?"

"Would it do any good to reject it?"

"On the contrary, it would do Ehrenstein great harm"

"Give me a week," wearily

"A week!" There was joy on the chancellor's face now, unmasked, unconcealed "Oh, when the endheit on your beautiful head, all my work shall not have been in vain So then, within seven days I shall come for your answer?"

"One way or the other,hness"

"And that?"

"Therewith his excellency, Herr Carlance with that entleman, he amuses me, and there is no harm Grooms are alith us And often he is only one of a party"

"It is politics again, your Highness; I endheit, if you will, but in this I shall have hed as she laid down this law

He surrendered his doubt "Well, for a week But once the banns are published, it will be neither wise nor--"

"Proper? That is a word, Count, that I do not like"

"Pardon hness All this talk isyou needless eendheit! Ah, I had rather aze sped across the Platz and lingered about one of the little -balconies of the Grand Hotel