"Iwakura!" she said, "I cannot see you; lean over me—nearer—Ah!" she shrieked, "to go when he is here!"
"She is dying!" cried the agonized Prince.
"She is dead," said the doctor.
Tika uttered a howl of grief. The Prince hid his face in his hands.
"All her sufferings are over now," said the doctor; "she is at rest, and forgets her troubles in the serene tranquillity of the last sleep."
[CHAPTER XXIV.]
THE TREATY OF PEACE.
Hieyas consented to close the war; but, as Fide-Yori predicted, his terms were hard.