I LOOKED UP STEADILY INTO THE EYES OF THE PRINCESS
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"You are not sleeping," she said, calmly, but with conviction. The remark was not a question; it was a statement.
"No," I replied, as calmly.
"And have not been asleep?"
"No."
"You heard?"
"Yes, princess, I heard."
She was silent, and minutes passed before she spoke again, so that I began to wonder if she had decided to say no more.
"Mr. Dubravnik," she said, and in English, "will you do me one favor in regard to this conversation you have overheard? Will you keep my confidence till to-morrow?"