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The smiling mask had dropped from the face of the Princess. She spoke in tones of passionate sincerity; her dark eyes glittered and flashed as she made her imperious condition. Almost to his surprise Denver found himself giving the desired assurance. He could see for himself that there was no acting here, and that nothing in the way of fear was the mainspring of the woman's warning. She was not thinking about herself.
"Very well," he said. "So far as I am concerned the promise is made with pleasure. But one thing I should like to know--what became of the missing fan?"