“I now have a feeling that all will be well,” he said. “But you may have rather more difficulty than you expect in eventually achieving your goal.”
“I am sure you will pray for me, as I will be praying for myself. I just cannot believe we will not win.”
She kissed him and then went to her bedroom.
Because she was excited at what was happening, it took her a little time to go to sleep.
When she did, she dreamt that she was climbing up the side of a mountain and the sun at the top was glittering, as if it was encircled with a halo of light.
*
She set off the next morning with Frau Horwitz curtsying respectfully to Prince Johann.
Zelda kissed him on both cheeks and he held her close in his arms.
“Now take good care of yourself,” he said. “You are very precious to me and I will be thin
