"Has she been properly served?
His Highness, Prince Karl of Auersperg, will not forget it if a lady of his family does not receive the deference due to her." "Dinner has just been served to the princess," said August, deferentially, as the chauffeur's tone had been peremptory.

"I return in a moment myself to see that every detail is attended to properly." "Then look to it," said John, as he slipped a five-kronen piece into his hand, "and see also that she is not disturbed afterward.

Her Highness wishes a good night's rest." August bowed low with gratitude and hurried away to do his commission.
John himself, as a man who carried gold, was treated with deference, and he had an excellent dinner in a dining-room that contained but three or four other guests.

Here in accordance with his plan he talked rather freely with Herr Leinfelder, and the few servants that the war had left him.
He enlarged upon the greatness of Prince Karl of Auersperg and the ancient grandeur of his Castle of Zillenstein.

He referred vaguely to the young princess whom he escorted as a cousin or a niece, and spoke complacently because he had been assigned to the important duty of taking her to Trieste.