. The olive fairy book . sent. He waited anxiously,looking up and down, not hearing anything that the kingsaid to him ; and when the hunt began and she still wasabsent, he declined to follow, and spent the whole dayseeking her, but in vain. On his return, one of his attendants told him thatsome hours before he had met the princesss carriage,escorted by a troop of soldiers who were riding on eachside, so that no one could get speech of her. He had fol-lowed them at a distance, and saw them stop at the DesertTower, and on its return he noticed that the carriage wasempty. The emperor was deeply g
. The olive fairy book . sent. He waited anxiously,looking up and down, not hearing anything that the kingsaid to him ; and when the hunt began and she still wasabsent, he declined to follow, and spent the whole dayseeking her, but in vain. On his return, one of his attendants told him thatsome hours before he had met the princesss carriage,escorted by a troop of soldiers who were riding on eachside, so that no one could get speech of her. He had fol-lowed them at a distance, and saw them stop at the DesertTower, and on its return he noticed that the carriage wasempty. The emperor was deeply grieved by this left the court at once, and ordered his ambassadorsto declare war the very next day, unless the king promisedto set free the princess. And more than this, no sooner hadhe reached his own country than he raised a large army,with which he seized the frontier towns, before his enemyhad had time to collect any troops. But, ere he quitted thecourt, he took care to write a letter to his beloved princess,. Tripes GQIS Her israr THE SATIN SURGEON 203 imploring her to have patience, and trust to him ; andthis he gave into the hands of his favourite equerry, whowould he knew lay down his life in his service. With many precautions the equerry managed toexamine the surroundings of the tower, and at lastdiscovered, not only where the princess lodged, but thata little window in her room looked out on a desolate plotfull of brambles. Now the unhappy princess was much annoyed thatshe was not even allowed to take the air at this littlewindow, which was the only one in her room. Herkeeper was her elder sisters former nurse, a womanwhose eyes never slept. Not for an instant could she beinduced to stir from the side of the princess, and shewatched her slightest movement. One day, however, the spy was for once busy in herroom writing an account of the princess to her elder sister,and the poor prisoner seized the opportunity to lean out ofthe window. As she looked about her sh
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