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@@ -1675,8 +1675,9 @@ Rischenheim is seated in his chair opposite to mine, you can put your barrel against his head by just stretching out your hand. And of course I can do the same.” -“Yes, it looks well enough,” said Sapt, with an approving nod. “What -about the beard?” +“Yes, it looks well enough,” said Sapt, with an approving nod. + +“What about the beard?” “Bernenstein is to tell him you’ve shaved this morning.” @@ -3965,11 +3966,13 @@ out from the castle. As you know, the mail train passes here at six.” Hermann took out his watch. “Yes, the queen must just have left the station.” -“Where for?” I asked, with a shrug for the woman’s whim. “Why, for -Strelsau. She gave no reasons for going, and took with her only one -lady, Lieutenant von Bernenstein being in attendance. It was a bustle, -if you like, with everybody to be roused and got out of bed, and a -carriage to be made ready, and messages to go to the station, and--” +“Where for?” I asked, with a shrug for the woman’s whim. + +“Why, for Strelsau. She gave no reasons for going, and took with her +only one lady, Lieutenant von Bernenstein being in attendance. It was +a bustle, if you like, with everybody to be roused and got out of bed, +and a carriage to be made ready, and messages to go to the station, +and--” “She gave no reasons?” @@ -4364,7 +4367,7 @@ the king but once and never Mr. Rassendyll, did not recognize who the visitor was, but he rightly conceived that he should serve his employer by tracking the steps of the tall man who made so mysterious an arrival and so surreptitious a departure from the suspected house. Accordingly, -as Rudolf turned the corner and Helena closed the window, a short, +as Rudolf turned the corner and Helga closed the window, a short, thickset figure started cautiously out of the projecting shadow, and followed in Rudolf’s wake through the storm. The pair, tracker and tracked, met nobody, save here and there a police constable keeping @@ -6675,7 +6678,7 @@ sir.” “Certainly, sir. That won’t be a long matter.” Sapt was still smiling in grim amusement when the messenger came up and, -leaning from his home, handed him a telegram. +leaning from his horse, handed him a telegram. “Special and urgent, sir,” said he. |