Crowned by Music by Barbara Cartland

Author:Barbara Cartland
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-78213-589-0
Publisher: Barbara Cartland.Com
Published: 2014-10-10T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FIVE

Prince Ivor, having spent the night with his friends who lived by the sea, then said goodbye to them rather reluctantly

He knew when he returned to his Palace that there would be a large number of problems waiting for him that his people would insist that he solve for them even though they were insoluble.

He thought as well that there would be an endless number of complaints against the Russian infiltrators who were already secreted inside the City and those who were still determined to force their way in however much those on guard tried to prevent them from doing so.

“I wish I could stay with you for at least a week,” he told his host who chuckled.

“There is always a room for you here, Your Royal Highness, and you know we love having you with us,” was the reply.

The Prince thought for a moment that perhaps he would stay a little longer just to enjoy himself as he had been so relaxed with his good friends.

But, because he had been brought up by his father and by all those who served him to put duty first, he knew that he must return speedily to the City.

“Goodbye and thank you so much again,” he called out as he rode off.

His escort was keeping well behind as he disliked them intruding on him or riding beside him.

It was when he was moving swiftly across the open land and birds that had been nestling in the long grass were flying up in front of him, he suddenly remembered that by now his Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs should have returned from England.

As the Prince knew only too well, he had gone to see Queen Victoria to beg her, if necessary on his knees, to send them a Princess to save his precious country from the Russian invasion.

He was only too well aware that it was only the Union Jack that could save him.

The Russians were becoming ever more outrageous every day and more of them were creeping into the City however hard the Samosian Army tried to stop them from doing so.

As he rode on, the Prince was thinking that the last thing he wanted was a dull English bride.

If it had been a case of taking a Frenchwoman as his wife, he knew that, however difficult she might be, she would still be amusing.

Her wit would keep him laughing even when things were at their most serious.

Alternatively he had always had a special affection for the Greeks.

When he was quite young, he thought perhaps if he was lucky that he would find someone who resembled one of the Greek Goddesses themselves.

She would keep him in love with her because she was so beautiful and because she understood love as only the Greeks seemed to be able to do.

But it had been inevitable when he had watched the Princes in the other Principalities either topple completely in front of the Russian invasion or, if they were fortunate, be provided with

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