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Ravone was handsome in his borrowed clothes He was now the clean,

iabond of the hills Even

Beverly was surprised at the change in him His erstwhile sad and

ht with happiness The kiss he

bestowed upon the delighted Candace was tender in the extreallantly kissed the hand of

Graustark's princess, bea an ecstatic smile upon the merry Beverly

an instant later

"Welcome, Prince Dantan," said Yetive, "A thousand tilorious Yetive That is why I have

asked to be presented here and not in the royal hall below," said

Ravone

"You ait here with us, then, to hear the good news from our

warden," said the princess "Send the courier to me," she

commanded "Such sweet news should be received in the place which is

dearest to me in all Graustark"

The ministers and the lords and ladies of the castle were asseloss appeared with the courier fro He was on his way to the fortress, a

crushed, furious, impotent old man In his quarters he was to sit and

wait for the blow that he knew could not be averted In fear and

despair, hiding his pain and his sha his brain for

means to lessen the force of that blow He could withdraw the charges

against Baldos, but he could not soften the words he had said and