Chapter 8.Alida looked at herself in the mirror with delight.
During the day the French dressmaker had come to the Palace and removed the white orchids that had decorated her tulle gown and instead had sewn on bows of shadow lace decorated with diamanté to match the bertha.
It made the dress glitter with every movement and gave it as well a French chic that could never have been attained by an English gown.
Tonight there were no orchids for Alida to wear in her hair, but her eyes seemed to sparkle like diamonds and she knew as she stared at herself in the mirror it was because, in a very short while, she would see the Prince.
She had been hoping all the evening that he would understand her message about the music left for her by Mr. Stroyensky and would contrive to meet her, but there
