“You have had precious little consideration for mine!”
“It is not yours. You are an actor playing a role. In a short while you will make a graceful bow and exit.”
“I am not at all sure that it will be graceful.”
“As you will. That does not matter at all. You play a part for a little while. They will not dare to keep the real Prince a prisoner for long.”
“I am to cheat this girl?”
“What does it matter? It is a royal alliance—there are no considerations but that of policy. I do not propose to marry you to her.”
“Thanks. That is considerate.”
“My dear Havensea, you are perturbed. The Princess is to marry the Crown. She is piqued at the long delay of the Prince. There is no question of sentiment.”
“Suppose there were?”
He looked at me curiously for a moment.