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"With your Highness's permission," he said, "and laying at his feet my most submiss apologies, I will now hasten to attend his further orders in the Chancery." "Herr Cancellarius, do you see this chair?" said Otto. "There is where you shall attend my further orders. Oh, now, no more!" he cried, with a gesture, as the old man opened his lips.

There is much doubt as to whether this Stephen was Stephen de Garland, dapifer, or another Stephen, who was royal chancellor under Louis the Fat. A charter of the year 1124 is signed by both Stephen dapifer and Stephen cancellarius. Probably, however, the authority identifying Stephen dapifer as Stephen de Garland, seneschal of France, is trustworthy.

'It is very strange, Herr Cancellarius, that you should so persistently avoid my questions, said the Prince. 'You tempt me to suppose a purpose in your dulness. I have asked you whether all was quiet; do me the pleasure to reply. 'Perfectly O, perfectly quiet, jerked the ancient puppet, with every signal of untruth. 'I make a note of these words, said the Prince gravely.

"Is this so, Herr Cancellarius?" demanded Otto sternly. "It was judged right, your Highness," protested Greisengesang. "The decree was in due form, invested with your Highness's authority by procuration. I am but an agent; I had no status to prevent the measure." "This man, my guest, has been arrested," said the Prince. "On what grounds, sir? With what colour of pretence?"

'The Prince will not attend the council, replied Seraphina, with a momentary blush. 'The despatches, Herr Cancellarius? There is one for Gerolstein? A secretary brought a paper. 'Here, madam, said Greisengesang. 'Shall I read it? 'We are all familiar with its terms, replied Gondremark. 'Your Highness approves? 'Unhesitatingly, said Seraphina.

The Prince moved slowly towards the lower end of the table; then he paused again, and, fixing his eye on Greisengesang, "How comes it, Herr Cancellarius," he said, "that I have received no notice of the change of hour?" "Your Highness," replied the Chancellor, "her Highness the Princess ..." and there paused. "I understood," said Seraphina, taking him up, "that you did not purpose to be present."

This claim upon Obermunsterol is palpably unjust; it has not a tincture, not a show, of justice. There is not in all this ground enough for after-dinner talk, and you propose to force it as a CASUS BELLI. 'It is well, said the Prince. 'Herr Cancellarius, take your pen.

Rumour, with her loud whisper, hissed about the town; men left their homes without knowing why; knots formed along the boulevard; under the rare lamps and the great limes the crowd grew blacker. And now through the midst of that expectant company, the unusual sight of a closed litter was observed approaching, and trotting hard behind it that great dignitary Cancellarius Greisengesang.

"It is very strange, Herr Cancellarius, that you should so persistently avoid my questions," said the Prince. "You tempt me to suppose a purpose in your dulness. I have asked you whether all was quiet; do me the pleasure to reply." "Perfectly O, perfectly quiet," jerked the ancient puppet, with every signal of untruth. "I make a note of these words," said the Prince gravely.

I know nothing about that. Dear me, are there as many as all that? Well, you can sign them; you have the procuration. You see, Herr Cancellarius, I knew your wig. And so," concluded Gondremark, resuming his own voice, "our sovereign, by the particular grace of God, enlightens and supports his privy councillors." But when the Baron turned to Seraphina for approval he found her frozen.