Secret memoirs; the court of royal Saxony, 1891-1902The story of Louise, crown princess, from the pages of her diary, lost at the time of her elopement from Dresden with MAndré ("Richard") Giron . inger to the windows 348 THE STORY OF LOUISE of my boudoir. Von Metzsch stands by her sJde. They grin. You triumph, wretch and Jezebel? But when your sbirri, in an hour from no\V, or to-morrow morning early, invade my rooms, instructed to carryme away—bound hand and foot to a sofa, or in a straigi^tjacket, perhaps—they will find the Crown Princess gone—her and her Diary. Both will be safe on foreign
Secret memoirs; the court of royal Saxony, 1891-1902The story of Louise, crown princess, from the pages of her diary, lost at the time of her elopement from Dresden with MAndré ("Richard") Giron . inger to the windows 348 THE STORY OF LOUISE of my boudoir. Von Metzsch stands by her sJde. They grin. You triumph, wretch and Jezebel? But when your sbirri, in an hour from no\V, or to-morrow morning early, invade my rooms, instructed to carryme away—bound hand and foot to a sofa, or in a straigi^tjacket, perhaps—they will find the Crown Princess gone—her and her Diary. Both will be safe on foreign soil ere you can makearrangements for organized pursuit, for Richard and I willtravel by carriage to a distant suburb, there mount the fastexpress and keep to our state room, engaged under anassumed name, until without the sphere of Saxon or Germaninfluence. * * * A discreet knock. Andrew, my liberator! In his handa tallow dip to light this Imperial Highness down back stairsto the new life of her choice. One moment, old man, this book goes into the valise. Hand me the blotter, please. Tears wont do. And a couple more handkerchiefs from the top of thechiffonier, please. FINIS H 344 85.
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