He opened the door of his own carriage to alight, but before he could do so Princess Marigold ran down the steps of the hotel and jumped in beside him.
As the Prince put out his hands towards her, the coachman, who already had his orders, drove off to a different quay.
It was quite some distance from the one where H.M.S. Heroic had been tied up.
The horses moved slowly through piles of luggage, people boarding other ships and a large number of new arrivals.
The Princess flung herself against Prince Holden.
“We have done it! We have done it!” she cried.
Because Prince Holden was as excited as she was, he did not answer.
He just drew her closer to him and then he kissed her.
Only when she could speak again did the Princess enthuse,
“How can you have been so incredibly clever? How ca
