\"I am very sorry,\" said the lady-in-waiting in excellent English, \"but her Highness is seeing nobody.\"
\"I am more than sorry,\" said Sir Everard dryly, \"but I am the Commander of this vessel, and it shall not sail until I have spoken with the Princess.\"
She had no recourse then but to give way. We entered the room. She tried to make a stand against Mme. Storey and me,
\"Who are these persons?\" she demanded.
\"Representatives of the police,
\"I am very sorry,\" said the lady-in-waiting in excellent English, \"but her Highness is seeing nobody.\"
\"I am more than sorry,\" said Sir Everard dryly, \"but I am the Commander of this vessel, and it shall not sail until I have spoken with the Princess.\"
She had no recourse then but to give way. We entered the room. She tried to make a stand against Mme. Storey and me,
\"Who are these persons?\" she demanded.
\"Representatives of the police,
