She put her arms round their waists, and closing her caressing hands upon their little half naked breasts, bore them hurriedly off.
Rhodis, however, remained preoccupied.
“And when we are in your bed,” she said, “will you not tell us what is happening; what you expect?”
“I will tell you many things, everything you please; but about that subject I shall say nothing.”
“Even when we are in your arms, naked, with the lamp extinguished?”
“Do not insist, Rhodis: you shall know to-morrow. Wait till to-morrow.”
“You are going to be very happy? or very powerful?”
“Very powerful.”
Rhodis opened her eyes wide and exclaimed:
“You are going to sleep with the queen!”