e object of attacks--
Grunting and snorting at the royal table--Blood flowing
at dinner--My brother jumps out of a window 19

CHAPTER VI

LEOPOLD DEFENDS MY HONOR AT HIS PERIL

Punished for objecting to familiarities--Awful names I was
called--Locked in the room with wicked teacher--Defend
myself with burning lamp--My brother nearly kills
my would-be assailant 23

CHAPTER VII

PRINCES AND PRINCESSES DANCE TO THE TUNE OF THE WHIP

The result shows in the character of rulers--Why English
kings and princes are superior to the Continental kind--Leopold's
awful revenge--Mother acts the tigress--Her
mailed fist--"I forbid Your Imperial Highness to see
that dog" 27

CHAPTER VIII

PLANNING TO GET A HUSBAND FOR ME

Dissecting possible wooers at Vienna--Royalty after money,
not character--"He is a Cohen, not a Coburg"--Prince
who looked like a Jew counter-jumper in his Sunday
best--Balkan princes tabooed by Francis Joseph--A
good time for the girls--Army men commanded to attend
us 35

CHAPTER IX

LOVE-MAKING

The fascinating Baron--The man's audacity--Putting the
question boldly--Real love-making--_Risque_ stories for
royalty 41

CHAPTER X

MY POPULARITY RENDERS GEORGE DYSPEPTIC

The Cudgel-Majesty--Prince George's intrigues--No four-horse
coach for Princess--Popular demonstration in my
favor--"All-highest" displeasure 45

CHAPTER XI

SCOLDED FOR BEING POPULAR

Entourage spied upon by George's minions--My husband
proves a weakling--I disavow the personal compliment--No
more intelligent than a king should be 53

CHAPTER XII

ROYAL DISGRACE--LIGHTNING AND SHADOWS

Ordered around by the Queen--Give thanks to a bully--Jealous
of the "mob's" applause--"The old monkey after
'_Hochs_'"--Criticizing the "old man"--Royalty's plea for
popularity--Proposed punishments for people refusing
to love royalty 57

CHAPTER XIII

UNSPEAKABLE LITTLENESSES OF PETTY