Fortune has opened a door for you by the death of her father.

Don't you wish to try ?" "No," said Max, turning on me.

A moment later he added, "If Yolanda were but the princess, as I once believed she was, what a romance our journey to Burgundy would make!" My spirits were somewhat dampened by Castleman's words concerning the French king.

Surely they were true, since King Louis was the last man in Europe to forego the opportunity presented by the death of Charles.
Should the Princess Mary lose Burgundy just at the time when Max had won her, my disappointment would indeed be great, and Max might truly need my help with his father..