Smyrna times., 1893-03-15
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ana nall"
The Prince did not take the trouble
to reply to this, but having embraced
and kissed the Delsarte professor fo
the last time-nOt as an evidence O
affection, but in the way of a final re-
hearsal-he set off to call upon tn,
Princess.
She received him in the most charm
ing matter-of-fact way, and said thai
she was quite ready for the test.
The Prince resolved not to be at al
affected by the consideration that in
another minute the Princess would be
able to decide whether she loved him
madly or could not endure him. He
determined to remember exactly what
the Dslsarte professor had taught him,
pulled himself together and pro.
ceeded.
First he put his left arm around the
Princess waist-not too hastily. for
the Delsarte professor had taught him
that the essential element of all artistic
motion, no matter how seemingly
active, Isl repOse-and then he took
her left hand in his right and kissed
her-very artistically for a person who
had only two weeks lessons. But the
Princess only looked puzzled. She
stopped a moment to consider. and
then said
Really, l don't see that it has made
any difference. l certainly don't dislike
you, but don't know whether am in
love with you or not, any better than
BEFORE"
Let me try once MORE" said the
Prince.
"Well," replied the Princess, "vou
may try just once more"
SO the Prince embraced and kissed
her again. He kept himself we'll in
hand-this, it must be admitted. was
rather an effort, even though he was
so matter-of-fact-and got through in
oven better form than before.
Tho Princess stood, looking distract.
ingly chic and as fascinatingly matter
of-fact as ever.
/ am very sorry, but l am quite
unable to decide, and so think that
we had better consider it settled that
am not to marry you"
AT this the Prince being quite over.
come with disappointment and mortif.
cation, and rejecting that even if he
went back and toOk the entire Delsarte
course, even if he got through in three
years and half, the Princess probably
would have married by that time.
whether she was in love or not, as she
mad three sisters, just dying to come
out, and as she was far too generous
and high-minded to handicap them bv
hanging on too long on
tnls aud being tremendously in love
the matter-Of-fact Prince quite lost his
mead for once. He suddenly threw W
both arms about the Princess and gave
her good hug, at the same time kiss
ing her in the most violent end mar
tlstlc manner. In doing this he stem.
ped on her dress and tumbled her hair
and disarranged the chiffon upon her
'orsage most dreadfully. The Princess
gave little gasp and blinked a triAe
and sat down.
The Prince feeling that all was lost.
and now quite beside himself with rage.
and despair, said very rudely: "WeIl. |
DO you know any better now?" He
then seized his hat and stick and was
about to rush out of the room, when he
happened to look once more at the
Princess and was transfxed with
lstonishment by her appearance.
Her chin was quivering in the oddest
manner, the pink in her cheeks was
several shades deeper than usual and
here was an expression in her ewes
which the Prince had never seen there
before, but which struck him as attrac-
i've although it was not at all matter
'f-fact. He stood staring at her for a
moment, aud then the Princess an
wered his rude question.
Yes, she said, 81 have decided. I
will marry you, although of course YOU
most shockingly."