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"I think it is absolutely incomprehensible how such a woman would lend herself to Lotzen's plot," he answered, instantly. I looked at him in vast surprise. "So, you have guessed it," I said. "I know Lotzen, Your Highness." I motioned to a chair. "Sit down," I said. Then I told him the whole story saving only so much as concerned the Princess individually.
It had not been hard to gather, from Lotzen's last remarks to his companion, what sort of a fight he proposed making; and, after the usual preliminary testing of strength, I contented myself with the simplest sort of defence and awaited the main attack. It seems hardly possible that two men could engage in a combat with rapiers, at such an occasion, and not draw a crowd.
"My dear fellow," he said, sternly, "if you didn't get down on your knees, last night, and thank the good God for that brave girl up yonder in the Palace, you deserve to lose her and I shall go over to Lotzen's side, myself." "Well," said I, "I didn't. I was too busy thinking about and praising her." "That's the same thing," he said. "I'll stay with you." I got up and bowed.
Moore had led me into the final position of Lotzen's attack, and had disarmed me exactly as he had the Duke. I held out my left hand to him the right still tingled. "Beautiful!" I said. "It's a marvellous defence and marvellously done." Moore bowed very low over my hand. "It is a pleasure to serve under Your Highness," he said. "Aye! that it is," said Bernheim.
I fancy a second toss would not be necessary; but, if it were, I could do it with as much pleasure as the first." Lotzen's face got crimson; then, gradually paled like red-hot iron passing to a white heat. He let the chair fall slowly into place; and so easily that I could not hear the feet strike the floor. So, for a space, we stood at gaze.
"However, all this proves nothing one way or the other," he remarked one day, as we sat in my inner library. "If he intend the worst sort of harm to you he would begin just as he has." I nodded. "I suppose His Majesty knows of Lotzen's courtesies to you?" "And is immensely gratified. Bernheim tells me the Duke never was in higher favor than at this moment," I answered.
He saw, at once, his opportunity for a talk with Mrs. Spencer. Depend on it, that is the explanation of the White Twins, and of Lotzen's evading identification. I dare say he already has an alibi perfected. "He has had no chance to see her, yet," said Moore. "I'll have her ordered to her hotel." "No, she must remain," said I; "I'm committed to the Marquise.
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