“Wait a minute,” he said, “Frédéric, can you lift the separator? Thank you."
"Sure, Prince."
He pushed a button and an insulating screen rose between the front and rear seats, much to Regina's surprise.
"No less! I didn't expect the car to have this option!"
He laughed: "Since you have a driver for now, I wanted to grant you some privacy if you needed it. And in this case we are having a talk among ourselves, I want to spare Frédéric," he explained to Regina.
He watched her nod. She was such a smart girl, and she was good-natured. Sooner or later he would have to choose a wife, why not her? The idea tempted him. She would be a magnificent queen, he was sure of that. Yes, if he had married her this would have been an effective deterrent against the approaches of other men. But… could h
