The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from The Mad King by Edgar Rice Burroughs: "Yes, Prince Ludwig! Prince Ludwig!" took up the throng.
Prince Ludwig von der Tann turned toward the bearded
young man. Silence fell upon the crowded cathedral. Peter
of Blentz stood awaiting the outcome, ready to demand the
crown upon the first indication of wavering belief in the
man he knew was not Leopold.
"How may we know that you are really Leopold?" again
asked Ludwig of Barney.
The American raised his left hand, upon the third finger
of which gleamed the great ruby of the royal ring of the
kings of Lutha. Even Peter of Blentz started back in surprise
 The Mad King |