certainly had not meant Graustark.

"I believe, confound your selfish soul. you'd like to see the
nation, the crown and everything else taken away from this
helpless, harrassed child. Then you'd have a chance," exclaimed
Anguish, pacing the floor, half angrily, half encouragingly.

"Don't say that, Harry, don't say that. Don't accuse me of it,
for I'll confess I had in my heart that meanest of longings--the
selfish, base, heartless hope that you have guessed. It hurts me
to be accused of it though, so don't do it again, old man. I'll
put away the miserable hope, if I can, and I'll pray God that she
may find a way out of the difficulty."

They went to sleep that night, Anguish at once, Lorry not for
hours, harboring a determination to learn more about the
condition of affairs touching the people of Graustark and the
heart of their Princess.




XIII

UNDER MOON AND MONASTERY


For two days Lorry lived through intermittent stages of delight
and despondency. His recovery from the effects of the blow
administered by Dannox was naturally rapid, his strong young