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Then, grasping his sword in his hand, he marched out of his room, and down the staircase, to prove that he was not fleeing like a coward, but was clearing his way by force. When the clerk, who went to fetch the luggage, was about to enter the groom's apartment, the count came toward him and said: "You are the vice-palatine's clerk?" "That 's what they call me."
The vice-palatine's assistant ought also to have been in this company, but he was busy giving the last instructions to the village beauties whose part it was to present the hamper of fruit and cheeses. These gentlemen had wives and daughters; but they had stationed themselves along the trench at the side of the road.
"Can you imagine a more glorious queen?" he demanded, in a transport of ecstasy, flinging one arm over the vice-palatine's shoulder, and pointing with the other toward the confused and blushing girl. "Is there anywhere else on earth so much love, so much goodness and purity, a glance so benevolent all the virtues God bestows upon his favorites?
Master Matyas, without difficulty, led the way among the ruins to the neat little abode where the worthy vice-palatine had established his protégés. When they came within sight of the house Matyas observed: "The two Frenchmen with their bearskin caps are not on guard to-day. The vice-palatine's servant seems to be doing sentry-duty."
He will measure for you land, water, or fog; and if your watch stops going, he will repair it for you!" "And who may this be?" smilingly inquired the lady, indicating the vice-palatine's assistant, who had thrust his long neck inquisitively forward. "Oh, he is n't anybody!" replied the vice-palatine. "He is never called by name.
Meanwhile the count had learned something about her which might be of some use to Marie. He had received, during the winter, a letter from the young law student with whom he had become acquainted on the occasion of the vice-palatine's unpleasant visit to the castle.
The Vice-palatine's task was to teach these refractories, through patriotic reasoning, to amend their ways. The sacrifice attendant upon the performance of this duty was that Herr Bernat would be obliged, during his official visit to the Nameless Castle, to abstain from smoking. But duty is duty, and he decided to do it.
This speech was delivered over the mouthpiece of the vice-palatine's meerschaum. "I fancy I can enlighten you," responded the doctor. "I thought it likely that the 'county clock' could tell us something about it," laughingly interpolated the vice-palatine. "You may laugh as much as you like, but I always tell what is true," retorted the "county clock."
Meanwhile, I shall make my toilet for dinner, where we will all meet again." "What a perfectly charming woman!" exclaimed the justice, when their hostess had vanished from the room. "I wonder what would happen," observed the doctor, with a malicious grin, "if the vice-palatine's wife should hear of that kiss? Would n't there be a row, though!"
He made no move to obey the behest to "help himself," whereupon Count Vavel himself thrust his hands into the chest, lifted what he could hold between them of gold and silver, and filled the vice-palatine's hat, which that worthy was holding in his hand. "But pray I beg of you " remonstrated Herr Bernat, "at least, let us count it." "You can count it when you get home," interrupted Count Vavel.
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