Her Royal Lover: A Novel — page 191: what you’re looking at

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HER ROYAL LOVER, 183 CHAPTER XXV. PROPOSAL OF MARRIAGE. What became of Heiligenthal, during the young woman’s illness? Alternately rent by remorse, anxiety, and shame, he thought, at certain moments, that he would lose his reason. He wished to flee from this city, the witness of his infamy; but, alas! inexorable duty retained him. What excuse would he be able to give, to obtain a dismissal from his chiefs, he, who had but just obtained this govern- ment position, so short a time before the arrival of Mineleko, in Thessaly. His hfe was now passed in trembling, that a day would come in which they would discover that he, considered as a man of honor, was the author of such a cowardice as an anonymous letter. Hedid not dare to attempt to again see Najeska Ivanowna; besides, the poor lady was too ill for him to be able to think of penetrating to her. He must wait for convalescence to come and terminate a work which it was slowly com- mencing. When Najeska Ivanowna was at last in a condi- tion to receive, the first admitted was the king. On the morning of the day of his majesty’s visit, they had removed the bandages from the patient’s head. Pale, emaciated, almost transparent, with deep black circles under her beautiful languishing eyes, the princess was extended on her couch, Yes, Najeska Ivanowna was sad, pre-occupied. Although she had preserved, with very great dig- Ecomicbooks.com