Her Royal Lover: A Novel — page 75: what you’re looking at

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HER ROYAL LOVER, 67 In each letter he demanded as a right the rendez- vous which he had at first solicited; to-day, weary of waiting, he threatened: “If you persist in re- fusing me, I will introduce myself, in spite of you, by night in your apartment.” : “But no, never,” said Najeska Ivanowna to her- self, “could he be so great a scoundrel!” Then, in order to penetrate to her, he must have means, and, at night, all the passages were locked or guarded. Alas! would she ever have been able to believe that one day this man, whom she had loved go much, would be the source of her sorrows, of her cares! Like the dark and cloudy night, the heart of Najeska Ivanowna was filled with gloomy presenti- ments. | “Glascha,” said she to her maid, upon the eve of retiring, “Glascha, is the window at the end of the corridor securely fastened ?” “Hermetically, Madame la Princess.” Hardly had the waiting-maid gone, than Najeska [vVanowna arose, and glided furtively along the corridor. This window, overlooking the garden, made her really afraid. A resolute man, who by any means whatever, should introduce himself in the park, could, by making use of the ivy-covered trellis which was on that side of the hcuse, ascend to it. After having assured herself that all was well secured, that no danger was to be apprehended, she returned calmer to her apartment. It was quite late in the night, however, that she decided to retire. She had so much to do during the day that it was necessary to encroach on her nights in order to find time for the thousand little nothings which are in Gomicbooks (€ @)