“Just as you like,” said the young man; “you know all my circumstances and how important it is that my secret should be kept.”

“Say not so, my lord,” interrupted Dona Sancha; “you are the greatest, wisest, and most just king who has ever sat upon the throne of Naples.”

Urbain, who in his intercourse with his friends was cordial and agreeable, was sarcastic, cold, and haughty to his enemies.

Mary was obedient, as we have seen, and she began her journey under such auspices that when she lost sight of land she was like to die.

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