It was, however, very hard for Titania not to cry when she had to finally say goodbye to Mercury and then to Nanny.
“Promise me, Nanny,” she implored her, “you will go and see Mercury every day. I know he will miss me and you must explain to him that I will come back as soon as I can, just to be with him.”
“I’ll try and make him understand and don’t you worry about him, just worry about yourself and have a good time, while her Ladyship will be giving herself airs as a Princess.”
“What I have to find, Nanny, is someone who will laugh with me and not take anything that happens too seriously.”
At the same time it was still agony to kiss Nanny goodbye and have her last quick hug with Mercury.
Then she climbed into the carriage which was to take them to London and there they would board th
