It was through the Reuter agency.
Hillars got badly singed. An elopement of some sort between him and
the Princess was nipped in the bud. He was ordered to leave the
country and warned never to return, at the peril of his liberty. A
description of him is with every post on the frontier. As for the
Princess she is an interesting character. She was educated in this
country and France. She speaks several languages. She is headstrong
and wilful, and her royal guardian is only too anxious to see her
married and settled down. She masquerades in men's clothes when it
pleases her, she can ride a horse like a trooper, she fences and
shoots, she has fought two duels, and heaven alone knows what she has
not done to disturb the tranquility of the Court. For a man she loved
she would be a merry comrade. I saw her once in Paris. She is an
extraordinarily beautiful woman. A man takes no end of risk when he
concerns himself with her affairs, I can tell you. Hillars--Well, I
suppose it's none of my business. He must have had an exciting time of
it," concluded the young man.
"I'll leave you in charge for a week or so," said I.
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