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Updated: May 4, 2025
But, intrinsically, it amounts to little. So it is with us Markelds our lineage is as long as that of any house in Europe, and we hold our heads very high, but we are really of not much importance. We keep up a certain state, we live in a castle, if you will; but we really do nothing worth while, principally, I suppose, because we are so poor." "So poor?" echoed Susie, open-eyed.
Despite his playful words to Susie, he had never really suspected the direction in which events were trending; besides, the lightning-flash, even though expected, is always a shock. But the Prince bore his gaze imperturbably. "I do not wonder that you are surprised," he said. "You have known me so short a time. But we Markelds always know our own minds.
All the rest is waste, which does me no good rather the reverse, indeed, since it serves to impress people with an exaggerated idea of my importance and so pave the way for fresh extravagances. I did not mean that I am poor absolutely; I do not suppose that I shall ever want for food and clothing and a place to sleep. It is only as a Prince that I am poor that we Markelds are all poor."
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