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Chapter 7

           “Believeme,ifitwerenotso,Iwouldnotaskyou;howelseamItogetittoher?Itismostimportant,dreadfullyimportant!”

           Ganiawasevidentlymuchalarmedattheideathattheprincewouldnotconsenttotakehisnote,andhelookedathimnowwithanexpressionofabsoluteentreaty.

           “Well,Iwilltakeitthen.”

           “Butmind,nobodyistosee!”criedthedelightedGania“AndofcourseImayrelyonyourwordofhonour,eh?”

           “Iwon’tshowittoanyone,”saidtheprince.

           “TheletterisnotsealedcontinuedGania,andpausedinconfusion.

           “Oh,Iwon’treadit,”saidtheprince,quitesimply.

           Hetookuptheportrait,andwentoutoftheroom.

           Gania,leftalone,clutchedhisheadwithhishands.

           “Onewordfromher,”hesaid,“onewordfromher,andImayyetbefree.”

           Hecouldnotsettlehimselftohispapersagain,foragitationandexcitement,butbeganwalkingupanddowntheroomfromcornertocorner.

           Theprincewalkedalong,musing.Hedidnotlikehiscommission,anddislikedtheideaofGaniasendinganotetoAglayaatall;butwhenhewastworoomsdistantfromthedrawing-room,wheretheyallwere,hestoppedasthoughrecallingsomething;wenttothewindow,nearerthelight,andbegantoexaminetheportraitinhishand.

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