Anastasia knew that he was wise in what he had suggested. At the same time she was determined that, when the King came to her, she would not be cluttered by the formality of attendants.
She wanted to be alone with him.
She wanted, if such an idea was possible, to spend part of their honeymoon here.
He had spoken of taking her to a villa near the sea and she remembered he had also said it was near the French border. She had wondered at the time if he had chosen that villa because it was near his friends.
Would he want to stay with her at Huesca?
Would he feel, as she did, that the beautiful Moorish rooms, the ancient courtyards and the tropical gardens were a perfect setting for love?
She felt a little thrill run through her at the thought.
Then she remembered that the King did not l
