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"I will have e!" stubbornly

"Father, listen to ht to say what shall be done in the s, dis war and death to Ehrenstein, I will never forgive you, never, never! You are wrong, wrong, and I, your daughter, tell you so frankly Leave it to me There will be neither war nor hu in his throat receded and his adhter! She was a princess, indeed, as she stood there, fearless, resolute, beautiful And her very beauty gave recurrence to his wrath A fool of a king he was, a fool of a king!

"My dear child," he said, "I have suffered too hter the first time; it is my honor now," proudly

"Will it balance war and devastation?" the girl asked quietly "Is it not pride rather than honor? The prince regent made a pardonable blunder Do not you,is without blaination as a ainst him or his uncle, because I look at the ood of the state This blunder can be undone; therefore it is not wise to double it, to"Let it all rest upon ested the alliance We all have dreams, active or passive, futile or purposeful My ahness, I have failed signally There is nothing to do now but to appoint my successor" All the chancellor's force and iave way, and he looked the broken enerally hasty, the duke was a just man In his heart of hearts he understood He offered his hand, with half a smile; and when he s hness?" said Herbeck

"No, Count I would not let you go for half my duchy What should I do without your solid common sense? No; remain; we are both of us too old to quarrel Even a duke may be a fool sometimes"

Herbeck laid his cold hand upon the duke's Then he went over to her highness and kissed her hand gratefully, for it was truly at her feet the wreath of victory lay