"You must come and see us again," said Merriwig heartily, as he shook him by the hand.
"Yes, do," said Hyacinth.
There are two ways of saying this sort of thing, and theirs was the second way. So was Udo's, when he answered that he would be delighted.
It was just a week later that the famous double wedding was celebrated in Euralia. As an occasion for speech-making by King Merriwig and largesse-throwing by Queen Belvane it demanded and (got) a whole chapter to itself in Roger's History. I have Roger on my side at last. The virtues he denied to the Countess he cannot but allow to the Queen.
Nor could Hyacinth resist her any longer. Belvane upon her palfrey, laughter in her eyes and roses in her cheeks, her lips slightly parted with eagerness as she flings her silver to the crowd, adorably conscious of her childishness and yet glorifying in it, could have no enemies that day.
"She is a dear," said Hyacinth to Coronel. "She will make a wonderful Queen."
"I know a Queen worth two of her," said Coronel.
"But you do admire her, don't you?"
"Not particularly."
"Oh, Coronel, you must," said Hyacinth, but she felt very happy all the same.