Her Royal Lover: A Novel — page 155: what you’re looking at

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HER ROYAL LOVER, 147 CHAPTER XVII. NOTE FROM THE KING. His breakfast finished, the king was just retiring to his private apartments when his Intendant Wolff, who, at this hour, was the first to make his report, entered. | After communicating the official news, instead of taking leave of the king, the Intendant seemed to solicit the command to remain and speak. “Ts there anything else that you desire to acquaint me with?” demanded his majesty. “Sire, the whole city talks of the accident ehish has happened to the Ambassadress of Caucasus.” “An accident happened to the Ambassadress of Caucasus!” cried the king. “But, this very morn- ing, I have encountered her on horseback, and in perfect health; she appeared to be going toward the forest.” “Exactly, sire. It was on her return that they found her half-fainting, her face all covered with blood, clinging to her horse, which was running away.’ The king was so profoundly troubled by this news, his heart so eager for details, that, notwithstanding he did not wish to betray himself to this man, he quickly commanded him to relate all. Wolff expatiated upon the accident which, ac- cording to the report, had already happened two hours ago; for the breakfast of the king and the princess was always prolonged a little. £ +o comicbooks.com