Her Royal Lover: A Novel — page 115: what you’re looking at

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HER ROYAL LOVER, 107 was, in spite of himself, drawn toward her by an impulse of tenderness and pity. Loyally he ex- tended his hand to her; but she obdurately repulsed it. Then he looked at her a long time, then, turning his head, he gained the door and left her alone. An indestructible barrier had just risen between them. Alone at last, Najeska Ivanowna hastily dried her tears, for she felt that, for the present, she required all her strength, and that weeping weakened without relieving her. No longer a doubt, it was indeed her husband who had so badly frightened her the preceding night, it was in his hands that the letter was to be found which fortunately remained without a signature. Was there an immediate determination to come to? — Although the ambassador would not be able to devine from whom this missive came, it would be for him a positive proof that she, his wife, was guilty—guilty at least of receiving clandestine let- ters from some man, if not the author of the crime. Najeska Ivanowna foresaw well that the sus- picions of her husband would rest immediately on the king! “The king,” who had so little dissimu- lated his love for her that the most blind, the most benevolent husband, had not been able to mis- take it! The princess knew the violence of Mineleko. She could foresee the terrible designs that were ferment- ing in that passionate head? Who could say if, in spending this day at home, she was not incurring a oreat danger? fora jealous husband is a madman, almost irresponsible for his acts. Tracing back the facts of the preceding evening, she imagined that her husband was spying on her, that he had fol- lowed her from the time she had left her chamber, Eomichooks.com —