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Updated: May 27, 2025
I did not even consider searching for another man, for Grauble was that one rare man in thousands who is rebellious and fearless by nature, a type of which the world makes heroes when their cause wins and traitors when it fails a type that Germany had all but eliminated from the breed of men.
I had delayed in speaking to Grauble of our revolutionary plans, because I wished first to arrange a meeting with Zimmern and Hellar and secure the weight of their calmer minds in initiating Grauble into our plans of sending a message to the World State authorities. I was prevented from doing this immediately by difficulties in the Protium Works.
"I think we will go through without interruption at least until we reach the lock; if anything is suspicioned we will be held up there for examination." "Do you think the guards at the dock suspected anything?" questioned Grauble. "It is not likely," replied the mate. "They saw him come aboard, but he spoke to none of them. They will presume he is going out to the lock.
"As for me," spoke up Captain Grauble, "I shall deliver your messenger into the hands of his friends, and trust that he can persuade them to deal graciously with me and my men. I should have made this break for liberty before had I not believed it would be fleeing from one death to another." "Then you will surely leave us," said Zimmern.
The relative ease with which I had so long passed for the real Karl Armstadt had lulled me into a feeling of security. But now that my disguise had been penetrated, my old fears were renewed. True, the weigher's records had seemingly cleared me, but I knew that Grauble had seen the weak spot in the German logic of the stupid official, who had so lightly dismissed Katrina's accusations.
The Captain now brought a suit of soiled mechanic's clothes and a clipper and razor, and in a half hour the prim Admiral in his fancy uniform had been reduced to the likeness of an oiler. His face roughly shaved, but pale and sallow, gave a very good simulation of illness of mind and body. "He will remain like that for at least twelve hours," said Grauble. "I gave him a heavy dose."
The presence of a woman will puzzle them; but, as she was with the Admiral, they will not dare interfere or even report the fact." "Then what do you think we have to fear?" asked Grauble. "Only the chance that the Admiral's absence may be noted at his office and inquiry be made." "Of that the Princess could tell us something," said Grauble. "We will talk with her."
Her skin was white with a positive whiteness of rare marble and her cheeks and lips flamed with blood's own red. The sheen of her hair was that of a raven's wing, and her eyes scintillated with the blackness of polished jade. The pale girl, whom Grauble introduced as Elsa, languidly reached up her pink fingers for me to kiss and then sank back, eyeing me with mild curiosity.
I therefore asked Grauble to call in person at my office for the instructions concerning the ore investigations which were to be forwarded to the Director of the Mines. Free from the restraining influence of the Admiral, I was able to lead the Captain to talk freely of the dangers of his work, and was overjoyed to find him frankly rebellious.
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