My only reason for not doing so was because I thought he was
still angry with me. I shall return with you immediately, as soon as
I have said good-by to the Princess. It is a final good-by. After to-
night I shall never see her again.'
"'Do you mean that?' Arthur cried.
"'Yes,' Chetney answered. 'When I returned to London I had no
intention of seeking her again, and I am here only through a
mistake.' He then told Arthur that he had separated from the Princess
even before he went to Central Africa, and that, moreover, while at
Cairo on his way south, he had learned certain facts concerning her
life there during the previous season, which made it impossible for
him to ever wish to see her again. Their separation was final and
complete.
"'She deceived me cruelly,' he said; 'I cannot tell you how cruelly.
During the two years when I was trying to obtain my father's consent
to our marriage she was in love with a Russian diplomat. During all
that time he was secretly visiting her here in London, and her trip
to Cairo was only an excuse to meet him there.'
"'Yet you are here with her to-night,' Arthur protested, 'only a few
hours after your return.
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