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One of the court-ladies stopped before me a moment, and said: 'If you ever dare to tell of this, you shall be put in the fortress. Remember it, and keep silent. I did so, and kept it a secret until to-day." "Did the princess ever punish you again?" asked Kretzchmar, with a bold, spying look. "No, never," answered the lackey Schultz.
That she was a dangerous and false friend may be judged from a speech she made when remonstrated with for countenancing and encouraging a project, favored by the empress, of making a promenade in the forest of Fontainebleau with her court-ladies in skirts which, like those in the old Scotch ballad, should be "kilted up to the knee."
So one of the court-ladies must run in; however, she drew on wooden slippers first. "What will you take for the kitchen-pot?" said the lady. "I will have ten kisses from the Princess," said the swineherd. "Yes, indeed!" said the lady. "I cannot sell it for less," rejoined the swineherd.
Courtiers are but school-boys, and court-ladies school-girl’s. So important an announcement at once superseded the business of the day.
She was displeased that her favourite should derive power and splendour from any source but her own bounty. She was furious that his wife, whom she hated, was about to share in his honours. For the mischievous tongues of court-ladies had been collecting or fabricating many unpleasant rumours.
She was displeased that her favourite should derive power and splendour from any source but her own bounty. She was furious that his wife, whom she hated, was about to share in his honours. For the mischievous tongues of court-ladies had been collecting or fabricating many unpleasant rumours.
She was displeased that her favourite should derive power and splendour from any source but her own bounty. She was furious that his wife, whom she hated, was about to share in his honours. For the mischievous tongues of court-ladies had been collecting or fabricating many unpleasant rumours.
"It may be long, for I know not how to tell her." "Thank Heaven that she hath one like thee to care for her," he answered, gently forcing her through the doorway as he held her hand. "For I do think the Council would willingly have her away." In the ante-chamber scattered groups of court-ladies in deepest mourning, were talking in low tones.
"That must not be, either!" said the Princess. "But do you all stand before me that no one may see us." And the court-ladies placed themselves in front of her, and spread out their dresses the swineherd got ten kisses, and the Princess the kitchen-pot. That was delightful! The pot was boiling the whole evening, and the whole of the following day.
He had not been born without natural gifts, such as Heaven rarely denies to prince or peasant; but the courage which he once possessed had been exhausted on the field of Moncontour, his manhood had been left behind him at Venice, and such wit as Heaven had endowed him withal was now expended in darting viperous epigrams at court-ladies whom he was only capable of dishonouring by calumny, and whose charms he burned to outrival in the estimation of his minions.
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