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Updated: June 12, 2025
Selpdorf remained respectfully silent for a short time, revolving the extremely important admission with regard to the second claimant to the heritage of the Duchy, which the Duke in his excitement had made.
'No one need ever know where the despatches have been. In four hours they shall be with Major Counsellor at the British Legation. 'If you, Captain Rallywood, will bear the whole responsibility that would simplify the matter. Otherwise it is war. Selpdorf looked meaningly at Rallywood as he spoke. But Valerie was not deceived. 'Not that! not that! she cried.
Take heed, Baron, Selpdorf is a slippery fish. 'But by this arrangement we land him finally. 'It may be so. Sagan tugged broodingly at his beard, after a pause adding, 'Well, well, the girl is safe enough for me, if you can answer for her. Come back and sit down. We must act while Gustave is here. Once we secure the Guard, we can force him to do as we please.
Shortly before 9.30 Rallywood presented himself at the granite palace, with its four cupolas, which M. Selpdorf occupied in his capacity of First Minister of State.
Had there been no Valerie Selpdorf, or even had he not uttered those impulsive words which, to his mind, changed his position from the indefinite to the definite, the history of his life might have been turned into another channel that evening. As it was, though Valerie remained free as the wind, he felt himself to be in some vague manner bound to her. 'Nonsense!
'He made no claim upon me. He was compelled to to speak for my sake! 'I will not ask for further confidences to-day, Valerie. But think over the whole of our conversation. I can trust you to be just, even to Baron von Elmur. M. Selpdorf knew that the longer an idea is brooded over, the harder it becomes to part company with it.
'I want nothing, your Excellency, but to go out from this house a free man, returned Rallywood coldly. 'Reconsider your words, Captain Rallywood. 'Even if other difficulties had not arisen, went on Rallywood, 'I may remind your Excellency that a soldier's oath does not cover robbery and assassination. Selpdorf was, and looked, astonished. 'I don't understand you, he said gravely.
This is a matter very near my heart, he said quietly. A tremulous smile came to Valerie's lips. 'And near mine or I should not oppose you, father. Selpdorf pushed her away from him with a gentle hand. 'You don't know what you are doing, he said shortly, and gazed out with undisguised chagrin into the mists that overhung Révonde. Presently he stood up.
The beautiful eyes like starlit darkness, her clear-hued loveliness, the soft dusky curls about her brow, her girlish reserves and petulances, all her sweet unapproachable personality enhanced to pain the knowledge that he was looking his last upon them. 'Nothing to distress you, Mademoiselle, because M. Selpdorf knows all about it. 'Then tell me; I know so much already. 'I wish I could.
Half-an-hour later the two men met again as they dismounted in the courtyard of the palace. They approached each other courteously. 'There stands the real obstacle to our success, said Elmur in a low tone. Selpdorf followed the German Minister's glance.
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