‘Then you’ll do the Princess a great deal of harm if you do.’
‘Why?’
‘Because she’s—she’s——’ he began.
‘She’s what?’ asked the voice.
‘Oh, well, never mind.’
‘But I do mind,’ said the voice.
‘“She’s all that fancy painted!” if you want to know so much,’ said the Prince.
‘But I don’t see how that’ll make any difference to her in case you should succeed,’ said the voice.
‘You’re uncommonly dull if you don’t see it,’ said the Prince, who was beginning to feel bad-tempered over being cross-questioned thus.