Ziska (Gothic Classic). Marie Corelli

glowing in his eyes he said—"Gervase, I love the Princess Ziska!"

      Gervase threw away his cigarette and laughed aloud with a wild hilarity.

      "My good boy, I am very sorry for you! Sorry, too, for myself! I

       deplore the position in which we are placed with all my heart and soul.

       It is unfortunate, but it seems inevitable. You love the Princess

       Ziska—and by all the gods of Egypt and Christendom, so do I!"