We admit that he
may have something to say about it."
"Then I submit that it isn't altogether an improbability that he may
decide to marry according to the dictates of his heart and not for
the sake of appearances," said Mr. Blithers scathingly. "I have an
idea that he will marry the girl he loves, no matter who she may be."
[Illustration: The dignified Ministry of Graustark sat agape]
Count Quinnox and Baron Gourou exchanged glances. These two men were
guilty of having kept from their colleagues all information
concerning a certain Miss Guile. They, as well as Dank, were bound by
a promise exacted by their sovereign prince. They alone knew that Mr.
Blithers was supported by an incontrovertible truth. For the present,
their lips were sealed, and yet they faced that anxious group with a
complete understanding of the situation. They knew that Mr. Blithers
was right. Prince Robin would marry the girl that he loved, and no
other. They knew that their prince expected to marry the daughter of
the man who now faced these proud noblemen and virtually defied them!
"Am I not right, Count Quinnox?" demanded Mr.
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