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the papers which Hans had previously
placed on the table.
Good morning, your royal highness,"
said Sampson Levi, bowling as he en-
| tered. II trust your royal highness Is
4 well?"
Moderately, thanks" returned the
prince.
In Spite of the fact that he had had
| as much to do with people of royal
blood as any plain man In Europe,
Sampson Levi had never yet learned
how to be at ease with these exalted
| individuals during the first few minutes
| of an interview.
| Afterward he renewed command of
himself and his faculties. but at the be-
! ginning he was invariably hustered,
SCARLET of face and inclined to perspira-
| ton.
I'VE Will proceed to business at once"
said Prince Eugen. Will you take a
| seat. MIR Levi?'
II THANK YOUR royal highness."
Now. us to that loan which we had
already practically arranged-a million,
"A million" Levi acquicsced. toying
with his enormous watch chain.
Everything Is now in order. Here
are the papers, and l should like to
finish the matter up at once"
Exactly, YOUR highness. but"
But what" You have expressed the
warmest satisfaction with the security,
though l AM quite prepared to admit
usual nature. You have also agreed to
the rate Of interest 1t is not every one,
Mr.. Levi. who can lend out a million at
S% per cent And in ten years the
whole amount will be paid back.
'1-er-I believe l informed you that
the fortune Of Princess Anna, who is
about to ACCEPT my hand. will ultimately
amount to something like fifty millions
pounds in your English money"
Prince Eugen stopped. He had no
fancy for talking in this confidential
manner to tinanciers, but he felt that
circumstances demanded it.
highness." began Sampson Levi in his
hoThely English idiom, Its like this. L
said I could keep that bit of money
available till the end of June. and you
were to give me an interview here te-
Your highness. and not knowing your
hiGhnesS' address, though my German
agents made every inquiry, l concluded
that YOU had made other aTrSngeement6s:
tend said Prince Eugen. with as much
haughtiness as he could assume, by
by important business. have made no
other arrangements, and l shall have
good as to pay it to my London bank
ers-"
I'm very sorry," said Mr.. Sampson
Levi, with a tremendous and dazzling
WHICH SNCh hIihociLt
but my syndicate has now lent the
money elsewhere. It's in South Amer !
ica-I don't mind telling your highness 4
that We've lent it to the Chilean gov
eminent"
D the Chilean government, Mr.. |
Levi" exclaimed the Prince, and he |
went white. Il must have that million. |
1t was an arrangement"
1T was an arrangement | admit,
highness broke that arrangement"
There was a long silence.
DO you mean to say" began the |
Prince with tense calmness, that you
are not in position to let me have that
Il could let your highness have
million in a couple of years time"
The Prince made a gesture OF annoy
ance.
place the money in my hands tomorrow
you will ruin one of the oldest of reign
ing families. and incidentally you will
alter the map of Europe. You are not
keeping faith with me, and had relied
on you"
Pardon me, your highness," said
little Levi, rising in resentment. at IS
not I who have not kept faith. 1 beg
to repeat shat the monev is no longer
at my disposal and to bid your high
ness good morning.
And Mr.. Sampson Levi left the audi
ence chamber with an awkward, ag-
SrleVed bow.
1t was a scene characteristic OF the
end Of the Nineteenth Century-an
overfed, commonplace, pursy little
man, born in Brixton semi-detached
villa, and whose highest idea of pleas
nre was a Sunday up the river in an
expensive electric launch, confronting
and utterly routing, in a hotel belong
ng to an American millionaire, the
of 4 race of men who
had fingered every page of European
history and who still, in their native
,astle, were surrounded by every out
ward circumstance of pomp and power.
"Aribert," said Prince Eugen, a H.
lie later, you are right. 1t is all over.
have only one refuge
You don't mean Aribert stopped,
lumfounded.
Yes, 1 do" he said quickly. II can
manage it so that 1t will! look like an
accident"
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