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Scarce had the words fallen from his lips when there sounded a slow, heavy step on the stair outside. The young girl snatched her hand free and caught Nathaniel by the wrist.
"It is the king! " she whispered excitedly. "It is the king! Quick -- you still have time! You must go -- you must go -- "