Part 61 (2/2)
”Yes, dearest”
”Only once have you said to me: 'I love you' Never yet have I been in your ar one--round ed to hear those words from your lips”
”I love you, Maritza, my Princess,” he whispered, and he kissed her lips as a little contented sigh escaped them
”How beautiful you are!” he went on, after a e, Maritza, but since thaton the downs I have never seen you dressed as a woman”
”Once, Desmond”
”Ah, then you wore a h it with eyes of love, Desmond”
”Even then?”
”Yes, even then These are borrowed clothes Lord Cloverton persuaded someone to lend theosie is dead, Desret in your heart?”
”None,” she answered
”You lose a kingdom, Maritza”
”It is well lost for love, Des beside the couch when Lord Cloverton entered
”Well, Captain Ellerey, are you ready to go?”
”How can I thank you, ,” the Aht of the Princess is evidently good iven ive us,” said Maritza
”Princess, I am an old man; I envy my countryman his youth But for all that, I shall findeasier when I know you two rebels are safely over the frontier”
Dr Goldberg came in, and with hi the latter's hand ”Thank you”
”It is but repaying the debt I incurred on the night of the duel, Captain Ellerey”
”The carriage is waiting,” said Lord Cloverton ”It is in the inner courtyard We must be silent, for the escort, which waits without, has no knowledge that I am accompanied Now, Doctor, wrap up your patient, and help hiht luggage, but that, I am afraid, cannot be helped”
”And Stefan?” asked Ellerey
”Goes with us He is waiting Coe and roomy, and they entered it in silence in the inner courtyard Stefan aiting, and saluted Ellerey, but neither of them spoke then The ere drawn up, the blinds closed, and then they moved out There was a sharp word of command as they passed into the street, and so, escorted by the King's troops, thesearched for in every corner of the city passed out by the Northern Gate and through the Bois, and were presently driving along the Breslen road
Lord Cloverton's arrangements had been very carefully and coe drove into an inn yard, the escort re The driver was in possession of the papers necessary for the journey, and, unless so could prevent the fugitives reaching the frontier in safety