Her Royal Lover: A Novel — page 340: what you’re looking at

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332 HER ROYAL LOVER. tense pallor than ordinary exerted itself over the charming features already so faded of this poor martyr, who was to preserve the stigma until the day when, delivered at last from the cares and the tribulations of this mortal life, the Princess de Mineleko would surrender to earth her remains so tortured, so mortified, by every sacrifice. But let us not anticipate. Does misfortune ever come singly? Oh, no; thus, in a few days after having learned in such a terrible manner of the death of him who had been her hus- band, the father of her dear and beloved little daughters, the courier brought her rather discour- aging letters in regard to the issue of her suit. The king, her advocates stated, wished to dissolve their union, because he had been “duped.” That was the only allegation which he could advance, for, in spite of the unheard of efforts of the old empress, Sir Maurice Stephan had not been able in Caucasus, whither he had been dispatched, to discover any- thing illicit on the part of the princess nor on that of her ancestors. AI] his devoted and interested re- searches remained unfruitful, but without that serving in anywise the cause of the accused. M. Klug wrote in these terms to his client: “Notwithstanding all the pain which I experience for your innocence so palpable, and for outraged justice, I regret to announce to you, Madame la Princess, that but little hope remains to meas to the issue too well foreseen of your suit. Itis no longer in the face of justice that we find ourselves, but opposed alone to the power of might which crushes us. Come what may I will struggle, and I will struggle to the end. Rely upon my devotion which you have entirely acquired.” This opinion only served to confirm Najeska Gomichooks.com