IconfessthatthissostaggeredmethatIknewnotwhattothink；but，betweensorrowatseeingmymastersoinfatuatedandbewildermentatariddlethatgreweachmomentmoreperplexing，I
satgapingatHenrylikeamanwithoutcounsel。However，atthemoment，heneedednone，but，gettingtohissaddleasquicklyashecould，hebeganagaintofollowthetracksofthehorse\'sfeet，whichherewerevisible，thepathrunningthroughabeechwood。Thebrancheswerestillbare，andtheshiningtrunksstooduplikepillars，thegroundaboutthembeingsoft。Wefollowedtheprintsthroughthiswoodforamileandahalformore，andthen，withacry，theKingdartedfromme，and，inaninstant，wasracingthroughthewoodatbreak-neckspeed。
Ihadaglimpseofawomanflyingfaraheadofus；andnowhiddenfromusbythetrunksandnowdisclosed；andcouldevenseeenoughtodeterminethatsheworeayellowfeatherdroopingfromherhat，andwasinfigurenotunlikethePrincess。Butthatwasall；for，oncestarted，theinequalitiesofthegrounddrewmyeyesfromtheflyingform，and，losingit，Icouldnotagainrecoverit。Onthecontrary，itwasallIcoulddotokeepupwiththeKing；andofthespeedatwhichthewomanwasriding，couldbestjudgebythefactthatinlessthanfiveminuteshe，too，pulled-upwithagestureofdespair，andwaitedformetocomeabreastofhim。
\"Yousawher？\"hesaid，hisfacegrim，andwithsomethingofsuspicionlurkinginit。
\"Yes，sire，\"Ianswered，\"Isawawoman，andawomanwithayellowfeather；butwhetheritwasthePrincess——\"