As often as he could he stole away from the haughty Erebus and joined the errant pair.

It is to be feared that the princess found the kisses sweeter for the ban Erebus had laid on them.
No one in the Deepings suspected that the missing princess was on Deeping Knoll.

There had been sporadic outbursts of suspicion that the Twins had had a hand in her disappearance.

But no one had any reason to suppose that they and the princess had even been acquainted.

Doctor Arbuthnot, indeed, questioned both Wiggins and the Terror; but they were mindful of the fact that Lady Rowington (they were always very careful to address her as Lady Rowington) and not the princess, was at the knoll, and were thus able to assure him with sufficient truthfulness that they could not tell him where the princess was.