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"Of the the Terrorists?" she demanded, in a whisper. "Terrorists! No. Of Karnia. He was no patriot." So the little Marie went back to her desk, and to her staring out over the Place in intervals of business. And what she thought of no one can know. But that night, and thereafter, she was very tender to her spouse, and put cloths soaked in hot turpentine water on his aching thigh.
The fright of the afternoon had weakened him, and if Mettlich were right he had what the King considered a perfectly damnable habit of being right the Royalist party would need outside help to maintain the throne. "Karnia!" he said. "The lion and the lamb, with the lamb inside the lion! And in, the mean time the boy " "He should be watched always."
One which, by increased effort on the part of the secret police, might have been suppressed. It is this new measure which is fatal. The people detest it. They cannot forget, if we can, the many scores of hatred we still owe to Karnia. We have, by our own act, alienated the better class of citizens. Why not abandon this marriage, which, gentlemen, I believe will be fatal.
It is" she hesitated imperceptibly "the King's dearest wish." Horror froze on Nikky's face. But he bowed. "After what you have told me, I shall ask your cooperation," said Annunciata smoothly. "While there are some of us who deplore the necessity, still it exists. And an alliance with Karnia " "Karnia!" cried Nikky, violating all ceremonial, of course. "But surely !"
He pretended that it was a boat, and was going down to Karnia, filled with soldiers ready to fight. But the thought of soldiers brought Nikky to his mind. His face clouded. "It's very strange about Nikky," he said. "He is away somewhere. I wish he had sent word he was going." Hedwig looked out over the river. The Archduchess glanced at Miss Braithwaite.
Then, with great caution, and considerable noise, he worked it away from the brink of the chasm, and started off. He did not know his way. Over the mountains it was plain enough, for there was but one road. After he descended into the plain of Karnia, however, it became difficult. Sign-posts were few and not explicit.
Troubled times, indeed. The city was smouldering, and from some strange source had come a new rumor. Nothing less than that the Royalists, headed by the Chancellor, despairing of crowning the boy Prince, would, on the King's death, make away with him, thus putting Hedwig on the throne Hedwig, Queen of Karnia perhaps already by secret marriage. The city, which adored the boy, was seething.
Karl of Karnia had, unofficially, proposed for the Princess Hedwig. He had himself broached the matter to the King, who had at least taken it under advisement. The Archduchess listened, rather pale. There was no mistaking the urgency in the Chancellor's voice. "Madame after centuries of independence we now face a crisis which we cannot meet alone. Believe me, I know of what I speak.
"He assaulted and robbed one of my men. He stole certain documents. That he has not suffered for it already was because well, because I believed that the unfortunate distrust between your country and mine, Excellency, was about to end." A threat that, undoubtedly. Let the arrangement between Karnia and Livonia be made, with Hedwig to seal the bargain, and Nikky was safe enough.
The long, rather delicate nose of his family, fine hair growing a trifle thin, and a thin, straight body this was Karl, King of Karnia, and long-time enemy to Nikky's own land. He ignored Nikky's companion. "You brought a letter?" Nikky bowed, and the other man held it out. Karl took it. "The trip was uneventful?" "Yes, sire."
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