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At present his figure was perfect exactly the thing for the uniforms of royal persons of Ruritania and places of that ilk and the name by which programmes presented him was Gerald Vesey. Feather's house pleased him and she herself liked being spoken to in the veiled voice and gazed at by the almond eyes, as though insuperable obstacles alone prevented soul-stirring things from being said.
"That I shall ill requite the very great honours Ruritania has done me if I depart from it leaving one of those Six alive neither with the help of God, will I." And Sapt shook my hand on that. An Improvement on Jacob's Ladder In the morning of the day after that on which I swore my oath against the Six, I gave certain orders, and then rested in greater contentment than I had known for some time.
Ruritania is not England, or the quarrel between Duke Michael and myself could not have gone on, with the extraordinary incidents which marked it, without more public notice being directed to it. Duels were frequent among all the upper classes, and private quarrels between great men kept the old habit of spreading to their friends and dependents.
"Because the other half of Michael's Six are there. I had enquiries made, and they're all there Lauengram, Krafstein, and young Rupert Hentzau: three rogues, too, on my honour, as fine as live in Ruritania." "Well?" "Well, Fritz wants you to march to the Castle with horse, foot, and artillery." "And drag the moat?'I asked.
And this formal act being published far and wide, caused great joy throughout the kingdom, and was the talk of all tongues; so that I reckoned there were but two men who chafed at it I mean Black Michael and myself; and but one who did not know of it that one the man whose name I bore, the King of Ruritania.
There were three orders: one British, and quite important, a large silver star for the breast: one Italian, smaller, and silver and gold; and one from the State of Ruritania, in silver and red-and-green enamel, smaller than the others. "Come now, William," said Lady Franks, "you must try them all on. You must try them all on together, and let us see how you look."
"They'll kill him, if you don't." "Sapt, suppose they have killed the King?" "Then, by heaven, you're as good an Elphberg as Black Michael, and you shall reign in Ruritania! But I don't believe they have; nor will they kill him if you're on the throne. Will they kill him, to put you in?"
As for Rudolf, he went back to Ruritania, married a wife, and ascended the throne, whereon his progeny in the direct line have sat from then till this very hour with one short interval.
"Be that my epitaph," said I, "when the time comes that another sits on the throne of Ruritania." "God send a far day, and may I not see it!" said he. I was much moved, and the Marshal's worn face twitched. I sat down and wrote my order. "I can hardly yet write," said I; "my finger is stiff still."
The offer was such as should come from a man of Rudolf's name, yet I trust that the queen needs no further service than such as it is our humble duty and dear delight to render her. It is our part to strive to lighten the burden that she bears, and by our love to assuage her undying grief. For she reigns now in Ruritania alone, the last of all the Elphbergs; and her only joy is to talk of Mr.
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