"Is he friend or foe?" I wondered--though the answer was evident.
Plainly, he was no fool and, therefore, why should he be my friend?
And such was the view of another; for, a bit later, as I swung the Lady
Helen into saddle, she whispered:
"Lotzen will bear watching."
"I shall need friends," I answered, slowly, arranging her skirt.
"Sometimes, a woman's wit is helpful."
"And I may count on yours?"
"Surely--mine, and another's, too, I fancy," she smiled.
Then she and Courtney rode away--but halted almost instantly, and he
called back to me to stop at the Embassy on the morrow and sign some
papers.
For, of course, now, I could not live, even for a night, at the
American Legation; and, already, a suite had been prepared for me in
the Palace.
The four of us went to the King's library; and, after a while, Lotzen
withdrew on the plea of an official appointment. But His Majesty and
the Princess and I sat until late in the night discussing the _modus
vivendi_ for me. Many matters were determined by them; and, in all, I
acquiesced instantly; for they knew what was proper and I did not.
It was decided that, for the present, I was to reside in the Palace.
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