Her father was back working on his book, so there was no interruption. She was quite determined to find out as much as she could about the Palace in Krnov. “Tell me all about it,” she urged him coaxingly. He seemed more relaxed than he had been with her father. “As a matter of fact, Your Royal Highness, I have brought with me a plan of the Palace, thinking I might be asked for it.” “That was most thoughtful of you,” she remarked to him flatteringly. “Please let me see it.” He took it out of his pocket and proudly showed her the entrance, which seemed impressive, and the reception rooms on the ground floor. There was a staircase going up to the next floor. “Is that where the State rooms are?” she asked. Anton nodded. “That is right, Your Royal Highness, although I am afraid they are usually empty as we do not entertain very often these days.”
