Essential Science Fiction Novels - Volume 6. Richard JefferiesЧитать онлайн книгу.
deep silence was over everything. The only light came from the stars and from the moon. Then there was a sound like the wind passing over a vast forest of dry-leaved trees—the people were returning to their homes.
“I should have thought they would greet the king's announcement with a cheer of joy,” said Thorndyke to the princess, as they returned to the palace.
“They don't know whether to weep or laugh,” she replied. “They love Alpha, and the other world will be strange to most of them. As for myself, now that I am to leave, I feel a few misgivings.”
“I shall see that you are perfectly happy,” he said tenderly. “You are to be my wife. I shall always love you and care for you; you need have no fears.”
And a moment later, with joyous tears and face aglow, she assured him she had none.
THE END
A Romance of Two Worlds
By Marie Corelli
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