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Pray tell his Highness that in the course of an hour or two we hope to be able to tell him where our man has got to. His absence is doubtless due to some trifling cause. As Rallywood retired Sagan cast a comprehensive glance around the tables, and noted Counsellor's absence with a sinister satisfaction.
Her clear colouring faded to extreme pallor, but her proud eyes showed no sign of shrinking from the curious glances cast upon her. She caught a trenchant aside from Sagan to Elmur: 'These cursed women will ruin us! And in answer to this even Elmur's flattery was mute. But Valerie stood haughty and erect, watching the Duke's suite file up the hall, Rallywood, as before, bringing up in the rear.
By the way, Isolde, it seems that some young men have a shade of interest about them. 'This one is rather unlike all the others, returned Madame de Sagan, with gravity. 'He saved my life, and, well, he is different to anybody else. He assumes nothing.
Count Sagan, his big chest covered with gold-lace and orders, loomed at the head of the table, Wallenloup and Ulm to his right and left, Adiron, Unziar, Adolf and Varanheim seated according to their rank. At the foot of the table in the uniform of the Guard but without a sword stood the prisoner.
'No, I suppose not, he said drearily. 'You spoke openly of your hope to be maid of honour to Madame de Sagan when she became Duchess of Maäsau which can only mean one thing. Rallywood heard and told me exactly. 'You discussed me with Captain Rallywood? she flashed out. Unziar's glance darkened again with a new suspicion. 'Should you object? he asked. 'As it happens, I should, particularly.
'That fool of a wife of mine has blabbed to Selpdorf's daughter, and she in her turn blabs before all the world. Elmur sat still and dumb. His face enraged Sagan once more. 'But I am master in Sagan. The girl must be got rid of! There are a hundred dangers in our mountains and marshes. Do you not understand? Baron von Elmur stood up.
Therefore the Guard must be with us. 'I am not the colonel of the Guard, said Colendorp quietly. Sagan took this in some form as an agreement with his views, some surrender on the part of the Guardsman, and he broke out into a flood of speech. 'No, but Wallenloup!
Hurrying up to the block-house, Rallywood sent off some troopers to Unziar's assistance; then with some difficulty got his prisoner, who was stiff and dizzy, on his feet and supported him to the room where Madame de Sagan and Valerie had rested on the night of the snow-storm. Rallywood did all that could be done for Counsellor, then he sat down at the narrow table to face his position.
'And if the Duke does not consent to any changes? asked Colendorp coldly. At this juncture Elmur interposed. 'The Count will ex But Sagan was rushing his fences now like a vicious horse. Having once given voice to his ambitions he had no longer the power to rein in his speech. 'By your leave, Baron von Elmur, I will speak! Colendorp, you are a man to whom the world may yet give much.
He advanced through Silesia, driving all his enemies before him; marched into Holstein, in order to force the King of Denmark to leave Germany; invaded and devastated Jutland and Silesia; and added to his immense estate the duchy of Sagan and the whole of Mecklenburg, which latter was given him by the emperor in payment of his share of the expenses of the war.
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