. The court jester . jewels clasped her brow. Shecame toward the window near which Philibertand the jester stood, and said with a bright smile, I am very happy. My father has promised thatI shall go with him to the mountains when he goesto hunt chamois. Never before would he give hisconsent to my going. To climb rocks and leap chasms after chamoiswould, I should think, be very entertaining pas-time for a lady, said Le Glorieux. And youwill look well if your long locks should get caughtin a crag and leave you suspended like a spiderfrom its wreb. Oh, I do not intend to hunt, she replied,laughin
. The court jester . jewels clasped her brow. Shecame toward the window near which Philibertand the jester stood, and said with a bright smile, I am very happy. My father has promised thatI shall go with him to the mountains when he goesto hunt chamois. Never before would he give hisconsent to my going. To climb rocks and leap chasms after chamoiswould, I should think, be very entertaining pas-time for a lady, said Le Glorieux. And youwill look well if your long locks should get caughtin a crag and leave you suspended like a spiderfrom its wreb. Oh, I do not intend to hunt, she replied,laughing. We ladies will stop at the inn at thefoot of the mountain, and go just a little way upto see the hunters start. It will be more enjoyable if Philibert andAntoine and I should go along, said Le Glorieux. Oh, yes; you shall go, if you like, and one ofyou shall get me a flower of the edelweiss fromsome inaccessible crag. Senor Manuel, the Spanish envoy, now joinedthem, in a hesitating manner, as one who does not 172. Come, Philibert, please cut ihis cord for me Page iyj PHILIBERT IN DANGER wish to intrude, yet who has something of impor-tance to say. I have something here that I wasordered to give to your Highness, said he. Itis a gift from his royal Highness, the Prince of theAsturias. He drew a small packet from his breast,which he placed in her hand with a profoundobeisance, and withdrew without more words. Oh, said the princess, I wonder what it canbe! She tried eagerly to undo the wrappings, forshe was young enough to be very anxious regard-ing a present. Taking a seat in the window shebusied herself with the cord, which she twisted intoa hopeless tangle in her haste to untie it. Come,Philibert, she called impatiently, please cut thiscord for me. He took the package from her hand and brokethe cord in his strong fingers so suddenly and sovigorously that the wrappings fell apart and aportrait fell with a sharp click to the floor. You must not open a package as if you weretry
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