CHAPTER XXIV 185-190

The Princess in a merry mood--How Prince Ferdinand deluged the tablecloth--A curtain lecture for Princess Marie?--The royal children--Elizabeth a beauty--Mignonne (Marie) “a beautiful little snow-maiden,” yet piquant and merry--Ileana of the china-blue eyes has a great idea of her own importance--Prince Carol, a fine fellow, learns politeness--He and Elizabeth eat raw carrots in the Minister’s garden--A war game with Pat Kennedy, when neither would be a Boer--Pretty Prince Nicolas, “a little terror”--Nicolas as a sailor--His watch on deck and his sea-strut--An adventure at Piræus--A sailor valet--Nicolas’s first communion and his struggle with the bread--The royal governesses--A little story about the Queen of Holland.