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When the motives of his plans were mentioned a perceptible change

flashed across her countenance and a light appeared in her eyes

that he had not seen for some time and, by the time he had

finished, her whole face was beaming with an inward delight, that

urged the Prince to further reveal the plans that he had laid

during his midnight reasonings. The Princess raised not a single

exception to his schemes but, on the contrary, entered into them

with a zest that surprised even the Prince.

"O, to be alone, Rathunor, where we could think and study that

which we choose has been the longing of my very soul these many

weeks; can not we go at once, to-day if possible." She felt she

could not wait the necessary time for the preparations to be

made.