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Updated: August 10, 2024
On the death of his father and in accordance with the statutes of the House of Sagan the members of the family who were German citizens held a family council and, with the approval of the Emperor of Germany, passed over the succession from Anna Gould's husband to her son, so that her son has now the right to the title and not his father, but the son must become a German citizen at his majority.
Gotter's demands are at first to be high: Our Four Duchies, due by law so long; these and even more, considering the important services we propose; this is to be his first word; but, it appears, he is privately prepared to put up with Two Duchies, if he can have them peaceably: Duchies of Sagan and Glogau, which are not of the Four at all, but which lie nearest us, and are far below the value of the Four, to Austria especially.
The delay and the persistent unexpected questioning of the Duke irritated Sagan almost beyond endurance. He struck in. 'Sire, does it matter what he did with them, as we have proof that he disobeyed orders? That is the point what need to ask further? Then, as the Duke still shook his head, he burst out, 'Well, then, he carried them to the British Legation to his own countrymen, mind you.
'I was to take charge of a prisoner, to be brought to me by the incoming mail at the spot where I met you. You arrived queerly, I admit, rolling along the down line, but you are undoubtedly the person of whom I was instructed to take charge. 'Ah I begin to see. There may be many men in Maäsau who would rob me, but there is only one man who could do it so clumsily. 'Count Sagan? 'Naturally.
He shook hands gravely with the young man, then detaching a star of gun-metal from his breast, he awkwardly attempted to fasten it to the lapel of Rallywood's coat. 'I see you have not the star of the Guard. May I give you mine? Unziar, see to this; I cannot attach it. 'No, Colonel Wallenloup; that should rather be my duty, said the Countess Sagan, who happened to be standing by.
The mischief had, of course, been done by the news of Elmur's engagement to Selpdorf's daughter, for Sagan, like others of his limited mental development, was sensitively suspicious.
Perhaps soon, at Sagan! As she spoke she started violently, and her face turned white as Count Sagan stood before them. 'Do you feel inclined for a hand of whist, Counsellor? he said abruptly, with a wrathful, questioning glance at his wife. 'Has my wife been boring you with her chatter? 'On the contrary, Major Counsellor has promised to join us at the Castle next week, exclaimed his wife.
She, 'silly Isolde, as old Sagan was ever ready to call her, had gained a little bit of information they would give their ears to possess, but she would keep it and use it at her leisure. Meanwhile she must strike while the iron of old Counsellor's nature was yet hot. 'But the occasion will arise, believe me!
'They were the horses from the Castle, interrupted the young man with a nervous laugh. 'Mademoiselle Selpdorf managed to get hold of the reins after a bit, otherwise he snapped his fingers significantly. 'Then she the lady is safe? 'Two of them, my dear friend! One is the handsomest girl in Maäsau, and the other is Madame de Sagan herself! And, by Jove! she's an infernally pretty woman too.
At the same moment Sagan on the other side of the grave pulled up his big horse on its haunches. The foresters stood rigid, waiting on the Count's wishes. He looked over their heads at Rallywood. 'Colendorp has been found, he said with his most surly bearing.
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