She leaned forward unsteadily and he took her in his eager arms. Their lips met and their eyes closed in the ecstasy of bliss. After a long time she lifted her lids and her eyes of gray looked solemnly into his dark ones.
"I have much to ask you about, many explanations to demand, sir," she said threateningly.
"By the rose that shields my heart, you shall have the truth," he laughed back at her. "I am still your servant. My enlistment is endless. I shall always serve your highness."
"Your highness!" she murmured reflectively. Then a joyous smile of realization broke over her face. "Isn't it wonderful?"
"Do you think your brothers will let me come to Washington, now?" he asked teasingly.
"It does seem different, doesn't it?" she murmured, with a strange little smile, "You will come for me?"
"To the ends of the earth, your highness."