"My child, what is this, what does it mean? Have you both forgotten--"
The excited girl did not let her finish; she flung her arms around her
neck, and cried out, passionately:
"Ah, now I know why I was so angry when he allowed his mother to insult
me and did not take my part. It grieved me so to think he was weak and
cowardly, for I have loved him from the very first."
CHAPTER XII.
Extensive preparations for the approaching social season were being made
at the house of the Prussian ambassador. Wallmoden had entered upon the
duties of his present official position early in the past spring, but
his father-in-law's death following immediately after, and the summer
coming on, he had as yet done nothing to discharge the social
obligations incumbent upon him as the representative of a great
government. The magnificent house which he had taken was furnished with
great splendor. His marriage to an heiress made many pleasant things
possible to him now, and his great desire was to make his residence one
of mark in the southern capital. The following week he was to give his
first reception, and in the meantime, numerous visits had to be made.
The ambassador was busily engaged, also, in attending to certain
official matters of more than usual importance.
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