"He so watched me that I could not move."
"But you could have written."
"On the road, he stopped at houses where everything is owned by him and he is master of everybody. When I asked the people about for writing materials, they gave no answer; they were his bondwomen."
"But how did you travel?"
"At first in a postchaise; but at Milan, he had a kind of house on wheels to continue the journey in."
"Still, he must have left you alone sometimes?"
"Yes; but then he bade me sleep, and sleep I did, only waking up when he returned."
"You could not have strongly wanted to get away," observed Princess Louise, shaking her head, "or else you would have managed it."
"Alas! I was so fascinated."