The dress fitted her like a snake's skin, and glittered like it too as she swayed her lithe body in walking.
"Ha, Hugo," she said, "I thought I should find you here!" I did not say that if another had been kinder she might have found me elsewhere and otherwise employed.

I had at least the discretion to leave things as they were.

For the time to speak plainly was not yet.
She took my arm, and we paced up and down.
"Princess--" I began.
"Ysolinde!" corrected she, softly.
It was an old and unsettled contention between us.
"Well then, Ysolinde, to-morrow must I ride to fight the men of mine own country of the Wolfmark.

I like not the duty.

But since it must be, for the sake of the brave Prince, it shall be well done." "You do not say 'For your sake, Ysolinde' ?" she answered, pensively.
"No," I said, bluntly, "'for the Prince's sake.'" "You would do all things for the Prince's sake--nothing for mine!" said the Princess, withdrawing her hand.
"On the contrary, Lady Ysolinde," I made answer, "I do all things for your sake.