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In declining to profit by it you are paying court to death. Rallywood shrugged his shoulders. 'I may prove my point, he retorted, smiling. 'As for that, it might be decided on a different basis later on, urged Adiron. For the second time that night Rallywood looked at his watch. 'I have an engagement in seven minutes, he said.
The two frontier men stepped forward simultaneously to offer their services to Rallywood. He thanked them, and was about to accept, when Captain Adiron interposed. 'If either of these gentlemen will resign in my favour I shall feel it an obligation, as I can then offer myself to Captain Rallywood as one of his seconds.
'I shall be glad if you will convey my meaning to Lieutenant Unziar. 'As you like, said Adiron; 'but in case of accident I should like to take the opportunity of saying to you now, that in the whole range of my experience I have never derived more pleasure from the attitude of a principal than I have on this occasion from yours. Adiron concluded with a bow and recrossed to the other second.
"I've been afraid you're getting a bit stale." "Stale?" Samuel was puzzled. "You've done no work outside the office for nearly ten years?" "But I've had vacations, in the Adiron " Carhart waved this aside. "I mean outside work. Seeing the things move that we've always pulled the strings of here." "No " admitted Samuel; "I haven't."
'We cannot afford to offend England while Elmur is at work in this country. She is at this moment our very good friend, Adiron observed apologetically. 'There will be many public occasions at the Palace ball, for example. 'You may trust me to keep up appearances, said Unziar. 'Then it is understood that I arrange the affair of Captain Rallywood at the Palace ball if possible.
'Well, urged all three voices at once. 'Insermann's dead. He died last night at dinner time. The men's eyes shot for a second at Insermann's empty place, which he was never to occupy again. 'Ah, I told him that scooping pass of his was a mistake, commented Adiron. 'And the worst of it is that his death breaks the line of the Xanthal Insermanns.
Had it been Adiron Adiron, as true a man, would have feigned agreement and blown the plot afterwards. But never Colendorp! He was narrow-minded, poor, embittered, scenting insult in every careless word, proud, loyal, desperate. Mentally his vision was limited; he could see but one thing at a time, but he saw it very large. Sagan's treachery passed by him in that moment of mad feeling.
He's too sure of himself, this Rallywood. If he kills Unziar, which is unlikely, I shall have to finish the affair myself! with a frowning importance that sent Adiron into one of his ready roars of laughter. The Cloister was still echoing with the sound when Rallywood, accompanied by Jenard, arrived from the other side of the palace, where the state rooms were situated.
Count Sagan, his big chest covered with gold-lace and orders, loomed at the head of the table, Wallenloup and Ulm to his right and left, Adiron, Unziar, Adolf and Varanheim seated according to their rank. At the foot of the table in the uniform of the Guard but without a sword stood the prisoner.
Courtesy demanded that Rallywood and his friends should fall in with this proposal, and Rallywood, replying to Adiron, added: 'You have heard exactly what passed between Lieutenant Unziar and myself, and I am sure I cannot do better than leave the matter in your hands in conjunction with my friend, Colonel Jenard.
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