the prince had heard himself referred to as "idiot," and had shuddered at the moment; but his shudder, it so happened, was not caused by the word applied to him. the fact was that in the crowd, not far from where he was sitting, a pale familiar face, with curly black hair, and a well-known smile and expression, had flashed across his vision for a moment, and disappeared again. very likely he had imagined it! there only remained to him the impression of a strange smile, two eyes, and a bright green tie. whether the man had disappeared among the crowd, or whether he had turned towards the vauxhall, the prince could not say.