‘A burning pride and high disdain,’ he quoted to himself and thought nothing could describe her better.
But that was all a lot of nonsense, he thought, for someone so young and inexperienced.
‘Dammit all!’ he vowed, ‘I will make her obey me.’
He was so long on the bridge that, when he finally left it, the sun had lost its warmth.
The Duke went inside and was just thinking that it was time for him to call on the Grand Duke when Dawkins appeared to say,
“Her Serene Highness wishes to speak to you in your cabin, Your Grace.”
“I will go there at once,” the Duke replied. “Is His Royal Highness awake?”
“No, Your Grace. He is asleep and I think the doctor’s medicine helped as he was in a bit of pain before he drank it.”
“Then let him sleep as much as he can,” the Duke advised. “I have tol
