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I saw that Austrian officer from the window, and recognized him " "Recognized him!" "Yes, for the man who dishonored my sister that fatal night of the 16th of May, 1804, at Sachemont, was not alone. He was accompanied by the Count of Karlstein, the man whom you have just seen. I cannot dwell upon the terrors of that night. I escaped but my poor sister! Nor did I ever speak of that man to you.
The door was thrown open at this moment, and a German officer appeared. Madame Fongereues rose hastily. "And what is the decision, Monsieur de Karlstein?" she asked. The officer bowed low to each of the three persons in the room, and then said, quietly: "To-morrow the allied armies will cross the French frontier."
Insolent France must learn that the most sacred rights cannot be trodden under foot with impunity. Let the chastisement be as terrible as has been the crime!" Monsieur de Karlstein bowed low and went out. "At last!" repeated the Marquise. "These French have insulted and despised us too long! Twenty-five years of exile!
Painful as such suspicions are, I am tempted to believe that the appearance of this Karlstein in this out of the way place, is due to the fact that this renegade brother of mine has hunted me up, knowing that at my father's death I can claim my inheritance. I feel as if we were the cause of this attack on Leigoutte, which is really directed on the heir of the Fongereueses."
All these precious relics, together with the crown jewels, were kept in a strong castle built by Charles for the purpose. You may catch a glimpse of this castle, Karlov Tyn, Karlstein, as you pass down the valley of the winding Berounka of a summer's evening, coming to Prague from Paris via Cheb. A day was set apart for the Feast of Relics, the Allatio Reliquiarum.
Karlstein was the hero of the under-butlers, and even the trusty guardian of the cellar himself was too often on the point of obtaining the German's opinion of his master's German wines.
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