"I couldn't bear to."
"But I think I know."
She looked at him astonished.
"Mrs. Pearce—"
"She told you?"
"What she knew she told me. Perhaps there's something she doesn't know."
Priscilla remembered Robin, and blushed.
"Yes, she told me about that," said the Prince nodding.
"About what?" asked Priscilla, startled.
"About the squire intending to marry you."