Chapter 36: VIII

VIII She laughed, but she was rather angry too. “He’s asleep! You were asleep,” she said, with contemptuous surprise. “Is it really you?” muttered the prince, not quite himself as yet, and recognizing her with a start of amazement. “Oh yes, of course,” he added, “this is our rendezvous. I fell asleep here.” “So I saw.” “Did no one awake me besides yourself? Was there no one else here? I thought there was another woman.” “There was another woman here?” At last he was wide awa…