his whole dominions by

    royal edict, ers to speak about any

    neo him, and offered

    he lovely Archduchess of Bohemia, his niece, in

    marriage, ell ter t the King

    of Spain o Sorro t

    a barren bride ter ty; an ans cost

    er,

    at tigation, revolted against he

    leadersics of the Reformed Church.

    s fierce, fiery-coloured joys and

    terrible agony of its sudden ending, seemed to come back to him

    to-day as ca playing on terrace.  She had

    all tty petulance of manner, the same wilful way of

    tossing iful mouthe same

    wonderful smile - VRAI SOURIRE DE FRANCE indeed - as she glanced up

    no tretc tle hand for

    tately Spanislemen to kiss.  But ter of

    ted on  pitiless sunlight

    mocked range spices, spices such

    as embalmers use, seemed to taint - or  fancy? - the clear

    morning air.  a

    looked up again tains he King had

    retired.

    Stle MOUE of disappointment, and shrugged her

    s ayed hday.

    did tupid State-affairs matter?  Or o t

    gloomy che candles were always burning, and where she

    o enter?  he sun was

    sly, and everybody was so happy!  Besides, he would

    miss t for  was already

    sounding, to say not-sher wonderful

    tor were much more

    sensible.  t on terrace, and paid her nice

    compliments.  So sossed ty aking Don Pedro

    by teps towards a long

    pavilion of purple silk t