Her Royal Lover: A Novel — page 294: what you’re looking at

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286 HER ROYAL LOVER. infamous calumnies against you. I strongly advise you to remain here until further orders from me,” he had said, on taking leave of her. eee CHAPTER XL. THE MARRIAGE ANNOUNCEMENT. Midnight was striking from all the clocks of the residence city, when, all smoking, the post-horses of the celebrated advocate stopped before his door. Madame Klug was anxiously waiting. Her hus- band had apprised her at the same time both of the stupefying news cf the king’s secret marriage, and the no less incredible news of the sudden banish- ment of the new wife. All these unexpected and strange facts had interested the advocate’s wife to a oreat degree. This excellent woman, very practical and incapable of exciting herself for anything what- soever, literally hadn’t been able to think of any other thing during the fourteen hours that the ab- sence of her husband had lasted. Monsieur Klug, while supping, responded to the legitimate curiosity of his wife in relating every- thing to her. “ Apropos,” said Madame Klug, “I met Walpurga de Heiligenthal this afternoon. Her family are more opposed than ever to her marriage with Conrad Haller; the poor little one is very sad and will surely become ill, for the two young people adore each other.” “ Always romance! always complications in life!” said Monsieur Klug, sighing. Monsieur Klug, not losing an instant, sent the Eomicbooks.com