Ze order can only be gonferred on ladies of twenty-von or elder." "Zen I will gonfer it on 'er when she is twenty-von! Bud I will reward 'er alzo now! Vetch 'er!" cried the grand duke.
The slim equerry went down the sea-wall across the sands to Pollyooly.
The game stopped while he conferred with her.

Pollyooly looked from him to the fine, round figure on the sea-wall; then she patted her hair, smoothed her frock, called to her young companions that she would be back in a minute or two, and went with the slim equerry.

She was not timid, or even shy.

Her estimate of the royal family of Lippe-Schweidnitz had been formed from her knowledge of Prince Adalbert; and it was not a high one.

That royal family left her unimpressed and certainly unrevering.