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"Even now," Bellamy said slowly, with his eyes fixed upon the wall of the room, and a dawning light growing stronger every moment in his face, "even now I believe that Von Behrling made a mistake. An envelope such as this had been arranged for him to show the others or leave at the Austrian Embassy in case of emergency. He had it with him in his pocket-book. He even told me so.
"Before then," Bellamy declared, "Von Behrling must not know whether he is in heaven or upon earth. It will not be opened in London. He can make up another packet to resemble precisely the one of which he robbed Dorward. Oh! it is a difficult game, I know, but it is worth playing. Remember, Louise, that we are not petty conspirators. It is your country's very existence that is threatened.
No one else has a key to the treaty safe, and Von Behrling declined to give up the document to any one save the Ambassador himself." Bellamy nodded. "What about Streuss?" "Streuss and the others are all furious," Louise said. "Yet, after all, Behrling has a certain measure of right on his side. His orders were to see with his own eyes this envelope deposited in the safe by the Ambassador himself."
I met him by appointment at that little restaurant in the city, paid him the twenty thousand pounds, and received the false packet which you remember I brought to you, sir. As a matter of fact, Von Behrling, either by accident or design, and no man now will ever know which, left me with those papers which I was supposed to have bought in his possession, and also the money.
Von Behrling was ruffled. He was also humbly apologetic. "It is those idiots who are with me," he said. "All the time they worry." She laughed and drew him down so that she could whisper in his ear. "I know what it is," she said. "You have secrets which you are taking to London, and they are afraid of me because I am a Servian. Tell me, is it not so? Perhaps, even, they think that I am a spy."
If you do not part with it, you will be arrested within twenty-four hours for the murder or complicity in the murder of Rudolph Von Behrling! That I swear! That I shall see to myself!" "In which case," Laverick remarked, "the document will fall into the hands of the English police." The shot told. Laverick could have laughed as he watched its effect upon his listener. Mr.
I still love my country, in a way," she answered, "and I still hate all Austrians, in a way, but it is not as it used to be with me, I must admit. If we had two lives, I would give one to my country and keep one for myself. Since we have only one, I am afraid, after all, that I am human, and I want to taste some of its pleasures." "Some of its pleasures," Von Behrling repeated, a little gloomily.
I heard once of a Bulgarian in Vienna who was tortured tortured almost to death before he spoke. Then they thrust him into a lunatic asylum. Remember, dear, they have no consciences and no pity." "We are in London," he reminded her. "So was Von Behrling," she answered quickly, "not only in London but in a safe part of London. Yet he is dead." "It was not their doing," he declared.
If he had had the merest suspicion, do you not think that he would have stayed with us?" "Bellamy is very clever," Streuss answered. "There are too many of us to deal with, he knew that. Mademoiselle Idiale is clever, too. Remember that half the trouble in life has come about through false women. "What is it that you want?" Von Behrling demanded.
They have been discussing whether it will not be safer to go on to London instead of doubling back. See Von Behrling again. Do all you can to persuade him to come to London, all you can, Louise, remember." "So!" she whispered. "I shall put on my dressing-gown and sit in the corridor. It is hot here." Bellamy glided out, closing the door softly behind him.
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