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Katharina covered her eyes with her hand, and stood with drooping head before her lover. "I have deserved this," she murmured brokenly. Vavel passed his hand over his face, and sighed. "It was all a dream! It was madness to expect impossibilities," he murmured. "I am familiar enough with the stars to have known that there are constellations which never descend to the horizon.
In order to avoid meeting them, he was obliged to change the hour to noon, when the soldiers would be at dinner. Several days after the arrival of the troop at Fertöszeg, the officer in command paid a visit at the Nameless Castle a courtesy required from one who was familiar with the usages of good society. At the door, however, he was told by the groom that Count Vavel was not at home.
"Is Marie ill?" interrupted Vavel, excitedly. Herr Bernat silently nodded assent, and pointed toward the door leading into the next room. Vavel did not stop to inquire further, but strode into the adjoining chamber. What a familiar little room it was, another fairy-like retreat like that of the Nameless Castle!
When De Fervlans heard the firing in the neighborhood of the trench, he believed it to come from the muskets of his own men, and quickly sounded an attack. The demons, who had been feigning to retreat, now turned and met their pursuers, and a hand-to-hand conflict began. Vavel also had heard the firing behind him, and believed himself surrounded by the enemy.
Every man that was enrolled in his volunteer corps Count Vavel made an object of special study. He found among them many interesting characters, who would have deserved perpetuation, and made of all of them excellent soldiers. The men very soon became devoted to their leader.
"I will tell this brave young chevalier what I want," replied Vavel, turning toward the youthful leader. "First, let me restore your sword, monsieur. You handle it admirably, only you need to grasp it more firmly. Then, let me beg of you to mount your horse a beautiful animal!
"Draw the cord which hangs at the head of the bed," he said, smiling at her wondering face. Marie did as he bade her, and the metal screen unrolled, and was caught in the springs in the floor. "Oh, how wonderful!" she exclaimed in amazement. "I am a prisoner in my own alcove." "Only so long as you care to remain in your prison," returned Count Vavel.
After this speech the two young women embraced. Which was the first to sob, which kiss was the warmer, cannot be known; but that Marie was the happier was certain. For the first time in years she was permitted to embrace a woman and tell her she loved her. Ludwig Vavel looked with delight on the meeting between the two, and gratefully pressed the hand of his successful emissary.
The two ladies now took leave of Count Vavel and his visitor. Marie led the way to her own apartments, where she introduced the cats and dogs to Katharina. Then she drew her into the alcove, and secretly pulled the cord at the head of the bed. "Now you are my prisoner," she said to the baroness, who was looking about her in a startled manner.
"That favor I grant most willingly," replied Count Vavel, who had not the least desire for a legal examination which would require him to tell who he was, what he was, whence he came, and what he was doing here. "I can tell you why I don't want the affair known," continued the baroness.
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