She accepted it wordlessly and read it through, then went back to the top 
and read it again. Then she handed it to her officer, who rolled it up 
carefully. Princess Nell stared out over the waves for a while, then looked 
Carl in the eye and said quietly, "I accept your credentials and request that 
you convey my warm thanks and regard to Her Majesty, along with my apologies 
that circumstances prevent me from composing a more formal response to her kind 
letter, which at any other time would naturally be my highest priority."