Her Royal Lover: A Novel — page 147: what you’re looking at

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HER ROYAL LOVER. 139 “ Adiet!!” said she, and giving a light blow of the whip to her horse, she disappeared in the depths of the tall forest. TS CHAPTER XVI. THE WHIP. At eleven o’clock, the Prince de Mineleko was en- tirely absorbed in the dispatches of his government. From his secretary, like the general of the army, he was directing his secretaries, who, under his haughty surveillance, were actively employed in the expedi- tion of the weekly courier. This certainly was no small or slight labor, this work of Thursday; during its duration, the ambassador, who rarely laughed, severe upon himself, became terrible for the others if they had the misfortune to commit the slightest error. This day, the door of the cabinet was strictly forbidden to every one. The silence, however, is suddenly interrupted; it is the faithful Vassili, who, after having softly knocked at the door, enters noiselessly. It was the same hour in which Najeska Ivanowna was with the king, in the pavilion of the Parc-aux- Cerfs. “A very urgent letter, but this moment delivered for his highness,” said Vassili. “Who has brought 16?” “T do not know, monseigneur.” “Do they wait for an answer?” “No, monseigneur, but the person has said that it was so urgent, that they entreated your highness to read it immediately.” “Tt is well!” and, with a gesture, the prince dis- missed Vassili. Eomichbooks.com