The Prince and the Pekinese Author:Barbara Cartland "You have come!" the Prince exclaimed. "Yes," said Angelina softly. "I have come." The Prince paused for a moment looking at the beautiful young woman in a way that made her tremble. "You are so lovely and yet... " There was a throb of pain in his voice that made Angelina long to comfort him. "Whatever we feel for each other," she whispered, "I ... more »realize your country must... come... first."
The Prince looked up sharply. "We feel for each other?" he repeated. "Tell me... what you feel for me?" Angelina shyly lowered her eyes, but his tone was rough and insistent. "Tell me," the Prince said again. And suddenly, as if it came from the very depths of her being, Angelina's clear young voice miraculously cried out: "I... love you. I love you. I love you!"« less