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To a lady's, I presume, from your bouquet there," answered Rischenheim as lightly as he could. "The little bunch of flowers," simpered young Anton, "is a cousinly offering to Helga von Tarlenheim, and I'm going to present it. Can I give you a lift anywhere?"
Ah, thanks. It's as you say. You're puzzled what it means, Count?" "I don't know at all what it means!" "How strange! Because I can guess so well." "You are very acute, sir." "It seems to me a simple thing to guess, my lord." "And pray," said Rischenheim, endeavoring to assume an easy and sarcastic air, "what does your wisdom tell you that the message means?"
"I'm suffocated," he muttered with a sullen frown, avoiding Rupert's eyes. "Where's Rudolf Rassendyll?" asked Rupert. "Have you heard of him?" "No, I don't know where he is." "We must find that out, I think." Rischenheim turned abruptly on him. "I had no hand in this thing," he said, "and I'll have no more to do with it. I was not there. What did I know of the king being there?
The king has granted him an audience at four on Friday. Well, then " "They counted on success," I cried, "and Rischenheim takes the letter!" "A copy, if I know Rupert of Hentzau. Yes, it was well laid. I like the men taking all the cabs! How much ahead had they, now." I did not know that, though I had no more doubt than he that Rupert's hand was in the business.
Then she flung the door wide. A new amazement filled her eyes at the sight of the eager crowd before the house. Then her eyes fell on me where I stood between the lieutenant and Rischenheim, and she uttered her wild cry, "Help! The king!" With one bound I was by her side and in the house, while Bernenstein cried, "Quicker!" from behind.
The audience that he had been instructed to postpone was advanced; the king, whom he had been told to get away from Zenda, would not go till he had seen Rischenheim. Still there are many ways of preventing a meeting.
It was a great risk for Rupert to trust himself in the kingdom, and he knew that the king would not easily be persuaded to receive him, however startling might be the business he professed as his errand. On the other hand, nothing was known against Rischenheim, while his rank would secure, and indeed entitle, him to an early audience.
He wore a confident air that became almost a swagger as he strolled to and fro past the motionless sentries. He had not long to wait. On the stroke of eight a gentleman, well-horsed but entirely unattended, rode up the carriage drive. Bernenstein, crying "Ah, it is the count!" ran to meet him. Rischenheim dismounted, holding out his hand to the young officer.
They passed through the door, and Bernenstein closed it with a backward push of his hand. But at this moment Rischenheim, goaded to fury and desperate at the trick played on him seeing, moreover, that he had now only one man to deal with made a sudden rush at the door. He reached it, and his hand was on the door-knob. But Sapt was upon him, and Sapt's revolver was at his ear.
"You escaped them, Rupert?" "It appears so," said Rupert airily; and, advancing into the room, he threw himself into a chair, tossing his hat on to the table. "It appears that I escaped, although some fool's stupidity nearly made an end of me." Rischenheim flushed.
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