Andnotonlydidsheknowinwhichroomstoodtheladyreadytoemerge，allblushingandradiant，shouldherdoorbeopened，butsheknewwhotheladywas。Itwasoneofthefairestandloveliestofthedamselsofthecourtwhohadbeenselectedastherewardoftheaccusedyouth，shouldhebeprovedinnocentofthecrimeofaspiringtoonesofarabovehim；andtheprincesshatedher。Oftenhadsheseen，orimaginedthatshehadseen，thisfaircreaturethrowingglancesofadmirationuponthepersonofherlover，andsometimesshethoughttheseglanceswereperceived，andevenreturned。Nowandthenshehadseenthemtalkingtogether；itwasbutforamomentortwo，butmuchcanbesaidinabriefspace；itmayhavebeenonmostunimportanttopics，buthowcouldsheknowthat？Thegirlwaslovely，butshehaddaredtoraisehereyestothelovedoneoftheprincess；and，withalltheintensityofthesavagebloodtransmittedtoherthroughlonglinesofwhollybarbaricancestors，shehatedthewomanwhoblushedandtrembledbehindthatsilentdoor。
Whenherloverturnedandlookedather，andhiseyemethersasshesatthere，palerandwhiterthananyoneinthevastoceanofanxiousfacesabouther，hesaw，bythatpowerofquickperceptionwhichisgiventothosewhosesoulsareone，thatsheknewbehindwhichdoorcrouchedthetiger，andbehindwhichstoodthelady。Hehadexpectedhertoknowit。Heunderstoodhernature，andhissoulwasassuredthatshewouldneverrestuntilshehadmadeplaintoherselfthisthing，hiddentoallotherlookers—on，eventotheking。Theonlyhopefortheyouthinwhichtherewasanyelementofcertaintywasbaseduponthesuccessoftheprincessindiscoveringthismystery；andthemomenthelookeduponher，hesawshehadsucceeded，asinhissoulheknewshewouldsucceed。
Thenitwasthathisquickandanxiousglanceaskedthequestion：
\"Which？\"Itwasasplaintoherasifheshouteditfromwherehestood。Therewasnotaninstanttobelost。Thequestionwasaskedinaflash；itmustbeansweredinanother。
Herrightarmlayonthecushionedparapetbeforeher。Sheraisedherhand，andmadeaslight，quickmovementtowardtheright。Noonebutherloversawher。Everyeyebuthiswasfixedonthemaninthearena。