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Led by some students, pushed by others, the crowd surrounded the two carriages, first muttering, then yelling. A stone was hurled, and struck one of the horses. Another dented the body of the carriage itself. A man with a handkerchief tied over the lower half of his face mounted the shoulders of two companions, and harangued the crowd. They wanted no friendship with Karnia.
He might wish to return to that house. For two hours he walked, and resumed his interrupted train of thought past the gloomy University buildings, past the quay, where sailed the vessels that during peaceful times went along the Ar through the low lands of Karnia to the sea. At last, having almost circled the city, he came to the Cathedral. It was nearly midnight by the clock in the high tower.
"To Karnia?" she asked, when Prince Ferdinand William Otto had again left the room. "Officially?" "Not exactly." "Where, in Karnia?" "I ended," Nikky confessed, "at Wedeling." Hedwig gazed at him, her elbows propped on the tea-table. "Then," she said, "I think you know." "I know, Highness." "And you have nothing to say?" Nikky looked at her with desperate eyes. "What can I say, Highness?
I have come here to decide a certain question. Whether you know what that question is or not, does not matter. But before I decide it I must take a certain journey. I wish to make that journey. It is into Karnia." She watched him. "It is impossible. My instructions " "I am not asking your permission. I wish to send a letter to the Committee. They, and they alone, will determine this thing.
Olga Loschek's visits to Karnia ceased. In time a place was made for her at the Court of Livonia and a brilliant marriage for her was predicted. But she did not marry. Now and then she retired to the castle near the border, and Karl visited her there. And, at last, after years, the inevitable happened. She was deeply in love, and the years were passing.
Then he followed and closed the door. "It is a long time since you have honored Karnia with a visit," Karl observed. "Will you sit down?" Karl himself did not sit. He stood negligently beside the mantel, an arm stretched along it. "Not since the battle of the Ar, sire," replied the Chancellor dryly. He had headed an army of invasion then. Karl smiled.
"You see," finished Black Humbert cunningly, "she this lady of the Court is plotting with some one, or so we suspect. If it is only a liaison !" He spread his hands. "If, as is possible, she betrays us to Karnia, that we should find out. It is not," he added, "among our plans that Karnia should know too much of us." "Who is it?" "I cannot betray a lady," said Black Humbert, and leered.
And here, madame, is the reason for our invitation to you to come here. "I have no access to state papers," the Countess said impatiently. "You are too modest," said Number Seven suavely, and glanced at the letter on the table. "The matter lies thus, madame. The Chancellor is now in Karnia. Doubtless he will return with the agreement signed. We shall learn that in a day or so.
"For fear that loyalty keeps you silent, I may say to you that the old troubles between Karnia and Livonia are over." "I do not understand, sire." Karl hesitated. Then, with his twisted smile, he cast the rigid etiquette of such matters to the winds. "It is very simple," he said.
Had he not been so mad about her he might have pitied her, but he felt no pity, only a deep and resentful determination to get rid of Nikky, and then to warm her by his own fire. He might have to break her first. After that manner had many Queens of Karnia come to the throne. He smiled behind his small mustache. When tea was almost over, the Crown Prince was announced.
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