As she finished, she bowed to the people and then turning round she curtseyed to Prince Igor.
Once again he kissed her hand.
Then, as it was impossible to speak for the noise of the cheering, he drew Lavinia to the other side of the stage where his open carriage was waiting and then helped her into it.
Although it was difficult for the horses to move, they gradually left the Square.
The huge crowd was still cheering and waving their hands to which Lavinia and Prince Igor responded.
It took them some little time to reach the long road leading away from the Square and it was only when they were some distance from the Square that they could speak to each other.
“You came at exactly the right moment, as I hoped you would,” Prince Igor said. “It was so like your father to time it so that
