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The Count opened his mouth. It was his way of expressing supreme astonishment. The Princess sat bolt upright on her couch and gazed at Jeanne with wide-open and dilated eyes. Curiously enough it was the Count who first recovered himself.
"Is it a game, this? " he asked softly. "You press the button and the little girl appears. That means that I increase the stakes and the prize pops up."