"Leave—Salzbrück?"
"She has asked a number of friends—to meet the Emperor."
"Oh! He did not speak of it—when we danced."
"But she has mentioned it to him since, no doubt—before giving me the invitation. Intimate friend of his as she is, she would not dare ask 130 people to meet him, if he had not first sanctioned the suggestion. Still, she can afford to be more or less informal. The Baroness was dancing with the Emperor, I remember now, just before she came to me. They were talking together quite earnestly. I can recall the expression of his face."
"Was it pleased, or——"
"I was wondering what she had said to make him look so happy. Perhaps——"
"W-What answer did you give Baroness von Lynar?"
"I told her—I thought you wouldn't mind--I told her that we would go."