Nothing. We’ve given up the search.

Holland.

[To Lady Wanley.] You remember that affair, don’t you? There was some quarrel in the domestic circle, and the Archduke Sebastian suddenly disappeared—four years ago, now, isn’t it?—and hasn’t been heard of since. He simply vanished into thin air.

Lady Wanley.

But how do you know he’s alive?

Von Bremer.

Every Christmas the Emperor receives a letter from him, sent from different parts of the world, saying he’s well and happy.

Lady Wanley.

It’s really very romantic. I wonder what on earth he’s doing.

Von Bremer.