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He wishes the future Empress to be a pliable creature who will influence her husband according to his Lordship's desires, but, as I have boasted several times, I belong to the House of Sayn." "Hilda, will you marry me in spite of the Archbishops?" "Roland, will you forego kingship for my sake?" "Yes; a thousand times yes!"
Linz's fate was settled when the handwriting of my predecessor, prelate of 1250 A.D., convinced me that this Rhine town belonged to the House of Sayn. Restitution has already been accomplished in due legal form, and when next the Countess Hildegunde rides through Linz, she rides through her own town." "I shall never, never accept it, Guardian." "It is yours now, Countess.
He left the tower, vowing to do his utmost to perform the seemingly impossible task, and as he descended the rocky declivity his beloved waved her handkerchief to encourage him. Now Kuno of Sayn possessed both copper and silver mines, and arriving at his castle he summoned his overseer.
The Archbishop's sister did not enter the parlor, but here took formal farewell of Countess von Sayn, who turned to the sole occupant of the room, her kinsman and counselor, Father Ambrose. "Were you not asked to dine with us?" she inquired. "Yes; but I thought it better to refuse.
You would probably sing another song if asked to restore the millions amassed by Henry III. of Sayn and his successors; all accumulated by robbery as cruel as any that the Red Margrave has perpetrated." "My Lord," said the Countess proudly, "you had no need to ask that question, for you knew the answer to it before you spoke.
Indeed, the letters I have been reading, written in her quaint handwriting, are dated about the middle of the thirteenth century. I cannot learn whether she was older or younger than the Archbishop of Cologne of that period, and thus I wish to enlist the interest of Father Ambrose in searching the archives of Sayn for anything pertaining to her.
I never saw Sayn Castle, although I seem to have heard of it. Are you its owner?" "Yes; I told you I was wealthy." "Where is the Schloss situated?" "Below Coblentz, on the eastern side of the river." "Then why not let me take you there instead of to the convent?"
"The seneschal says that Father Ambrose left the Castle at daybreak this morning, taking with him frugal rations for a three days' journey." "In which direction did he go?" asked the lady of Sayn. "He went on horseback up the valley, after making inquiries about the route to Limburg on the Lahn." "Ah!" said the Countess.
By the way, Highness, how did you happen to meet Countess von Sayn in Pfalz?" "We will tell you about that later, Guardian," said Hildegunde, before Roland could speak. "What instructions did his Lordship of Mayence give concerning me?" "He asked me to bring you to my palace in Frankfort, and subtly expressed the hope you had changed your mind."
In the afternoon Roland walked to the Palace of Cologne and boldly entered, with no attempt at secrecy, the doorkeeper on this occasion offering no impediment to his progress. He learned that the Empress, much fatigued, had retired to her room and must not be disturbed; that the Archbishop was consulting with the Count Palatine, while the Countess von Sayn was walking in the garden.
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