short of marrying myself to that foreign woman.\"
\"You went direct to your mother's room?\" prompted Mme. Storey.
\"Yes.\"
\"Did you send word to your father that you were in the house?\"
\"No, indeed, he would only have refused to see me. I went to his study. I went through all the rooms of the two suites so I wouldn't show myself outside.\"
\"Was the Princess still with him?\"
\"No, he was alone when we...\"
\"Who was with you?\" interrupted Mme. Storey.
short of marrying myself to that foreign woman.\"
\"You went direct to your mother's room?\" prompted Mme. Storey.
\"Yes.\"
\"Did you send word to your father that you were in the house?\"
\"No, indeed, he would only have refused to see me. I went to his study. I went through all the rooms of the two suites so I wouldn't show myself outside.\"
\"Was the Princess still with him?\"
\"No, he was alone when we...\"
\"Who was with you?\" interrupted Mme. Storey.
