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`` It must have been a mighty fortress once , '' she said . `` Those stones were hewed before Charlemagne 's time . And a great castle could easily be built with them now , '' she added thoughtfully . The travellers entered Munich at noon . The great generous city lay tranquil and smiling in the frosty sunlight . `` I have secured apartments , '' said Miss Vance , `` used hitherto by royalties or American millionaires . My girl must be properly framed when a prince comes a-wooing . ''