“Reasonable！“Sheturneduponhimwithflashingeyes。“IwonderhowyoueverdaredtoimaginethatIcouldtolerateyouforonemomentasaloverorahusband。Wipeitoutofyourmindonceandforall。Youarerepellenttome。PositivelytheonlywishIhaveinconnectionwithyouisnevertoseeyourfaceagain。Asformyduty，Ihavedoneit。Myconscienceisclear。Ishallleavethishouseto-day。“
“Ihope，“thePrincesaidsoftly，“thatyouwilldonothingrash！“
“Inanhour，“shesaid，“IshallbeattheCarltonwithmyhusband。
Iwilltrusttohimtoprotectmefromyou。“
ThePrinceshookhishead。