duke of ormskirk.

louis de soyecourt, formerly grand duke of noumaria, and now a tuner of

pianofortes.

duc de puysange.

damiens, servant to ormskirk.

in dumb show are presented lord humphrey degge, captain francis audaine,

mr. george erwyn, duchess of ormskirk, duchesse de puysange, lady humphrey

degge, mrs. audaine, and mrs. erwyn.

scene

the library, and afterward the dining-room, of ormskirk's home at ingilby, in westmoreland.

love's alumni

proem:-wherein a prince serves his people

the grand duke did not return to breakfast nor to dinner, nor, in point of fact, to noumaria. for the second occasion louis de soyecourt had vanished at the spiriting of boredom; and it is gratifying to record that his evasion passed without any train of turmoil.

the grand duchess seemed to disapprove of her bereavement, mildly, but only said, "well, after all—!"

she saw to it that the ponds about the palace were dragged conscientiously, and held an interview with the chief of police, and more lately had herself declared regent of noumaria.

she proved a capable and popular ruler, who when she began to take lovers allowed none of them to meddle with politics: so all went well enough in noumaria, and nobody evinced the least desire to hasten either the maturity of young duke anthony or the reappearance of his father.