3/34 The grand duke has a wonderful Friesian clock. One day it fell out of order, and the court jeweler could do nothing with it. I was summoned, I! No one recognized me, I have changed so. I mended the clock and went away." "But what is the use of all this, now that her highness is found ?" "My honor; to the duke it is black as ever." "Have you gone forward any ?" "Like Sisyphus! I had begun to give up hope, when the Gipsy I was seeking was seen by one of my agents. |