You are sure that she has not sent it yet?
I am sure.
And why?
Because she has said that she would send it on the day when the
betrothal was publicly proclaimed. That will be next Monday.
Oh, then we have three days yet, said Holmes with a yawn. That is
very fortunate, as I have one or two matters of importance to look into
just at present. Your Majesty will, of course, stay in London for the
present?
Certainly. You will find me at the Langham under the name of the Count
Von Kramm.
Then I shall drop you a line to let you know how we progress.
Pray do so. I shall be all anxiety.
Then, as to money?
You have _carte blanche_.
Absolutely?
I tell you that I would give one of the provinces of my kingdom to
have that photograph.
And for present expenses?
The King took a heavy chamois leather bag from under his cloak and laid
it on the table.
There are three hundred pounds in gold and seven hundred in notes, he
said.
Holmes scribbled a receipt upon a sheet of his note-book and handed it
to him.
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