Therewereintheroomachild’scot，twoboxes，twoarmchairs，atable，achild’stable，andthelittlechaironwhichPrinceAndrewwassitting。Thecurtainsweredrawn，andasinglecandlewasburningonthetable，screenedbyaboundmusicbooksothatthelightdidnotfallonthecot。
\"Mydear，\"saidPrincessMary，addressingherbrotherfrombesidethecotwhereshewasstanding，\"betterwaitabit……later……\"
\"Oh，leaveoff，youalwaystalknonsenseandkeepputtingthingsoff—andthisiswhatcomesofit！\"saidPrinceAndrewinanexasperatedwhisper，evidentlymeaningtowoundhissister。
\"Mydear，really……it’sbetternottowakehim……he’sasleep，\"
saidtheprincessinatoneofentreaty。