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shall receive back the Lady Aldrid,

shall receive back the Lady Aldrids
into favor"
"Your highness'- began rising t.
my feet.
You need not thank me. You will
60 as you came, Sir Verrall."
Jasar touched my arm and led me
to the door, and was shown to my
quarters.
There was council next day, and
/ expected to be called to it. l was in
readiness to attend, ready to meet the
opposition which was certain to be
raised when the question Of the pris-
oners' lives was discussed, but was
not sent for. kept to my quarters
impatient at the delay, wondering II
the princess had regretted her deter.
mination Of last night to save the pris.
oners and to recall me.
Late in the evening was sum.
moned to the palace. passed Through
the streets unnoticed, but as soon as !
entered the palace was aware how
unpopular had become. l made my
way at once to the, room where the
princess was, and there | was more
kindly welcomed Discretion, I knew,
prompted this, for since the princess
had recalled me 1t would have been
unwfse for those in closest attendance
upon her to show any displeasure. l
saw Lady Aldrida at some distance
from me and was not displeased that
she did not approach me- The prin-
cess was talking brightly to those
close to her, but it seemed to me that
she was exerting herself to appear at
her ease, that her words were far from
expressing what was passing through
her mind
Presently Jasar spoke to her, and
her eyes wandered until they rested
upon me. With look and an almost
imperceptible gesture she motioned me
to approach.
l fell on my knee before her as I had
done last night, and I smiled to myself
to think that I had already been for
given and that this was only show.
She used almost the same words, but
she spoke as the princess, not as the
woman, and was certainly unpre-
pared for the use she, was going to
make of the situation.
'sYou have greatly angered us, Sir
Verrall," she said in low but clear
voice. There was silence in the great
room in a moment. "By word and ac-
ton you have sought to disparage our
majesty and to make our authority of
none effect 1t was in our mind to
make your Punishment if not forever,
at least for much longer time, but
seeing that you are stranger among
us, knowing our customs imperfectly,
and that your words and actions may
have been i'll considered rather than
i'll meant, we have recalled you that
slowly you may prove the loyalty Of
which you are SO quick to boast. Learn,
Sir Verrall, that he whose hand goes
most readily to his sword to defend
his honor is not of necessity the man
whose honor needs least defending"
Il humbly crave your highness' par
uOu anu l1dnh yOu 1OI SOul SlCI1ShSS
My deeds shall speak my thanks in
better fashion"
''Rise. You have our pardon. See
that you deserve our good Will" And
then, speaking little louder, she went
on: st is indeed a time for men to
prove their loyalty to their sovereign,
when her actions tear hoarse disagree
ment from the Threats of many, when
the rabble in the street think fit to
criticise, soldiers in the camp to whis-
per threats and even some at court to
muruIllr. My actions are framed for
the good Of Drussenland, for the vel
fare of it's people, high and low, and l
shall be quick to deal with those, be
they who they may, who attempt to
thwart me. If have hitherto erred
upon the side Of mercy let it serve as
warning to those who cry out dissatis
faction. l may yet err upon the side
Of severity"
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