It is so dull, dragging out month by month at ease within the castle, and not nearly so much fun as it used to be when I was a poor captain of a free company under the old Prince.

Young rattling blades like Dessauer and yourself make no allowance for the distractions of an aged and gouty Prince." Within myself I felt some amusement stir.

It was almost exactly what the Princess, his wife, had alleged as a reason for her wanderings.

I could not help marvelling why these two had not long ere this found out their great affinity to each other.

But now I see that this very likeness of nature was the first cause of their lack of agreement.