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 a horse led by two attendants——His costume was simple, but seemed richer than all the others——He was so imposing that my heart would no longer beat in my breast, and it seemed to me that if only he turned his unseeing eyes towards me, I should drop dead.

Ah, was it like that? If one feels like that for no more than a Viceroy, how would it be if one were gazed upon by the Emperor himself?

But I assure you, no one who has not seen him can——

Hush! Hush! Here comes a Palace official.

, a Palace official.

So this is the way you do your work? You fritter away in foolish chatter the few precious moments which are left.

The work will be finished, my Lord.