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diff --git a/58952-8.txt b/58952-0.txt index 77b6f38..d187d06 100644 --- a/58952-8.txt +++ b/58952-0.txt @@ -1,29 +1,7 @@ -The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Red Chancellor, by Sir William Magnay +*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK 58952 *** -This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the United States and most -other parts of the world at no cost and with almost no restrictions -whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of -the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at -www.gutenberg.org. If you are not located in the United States, you'll have -to check the laws of the country where you are located before using this ebook. -Title: The Red Chancellor -Author: Sir William Magnay - -Release Date: February 24, 2019 [EBook #58952] - -Language: English - -Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1 - -*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE RED CHANCELLOR *** - - - - -Produced by D A Alexander and the Online Distributed -Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net @@ -191,12 +169,12 @@ adventure seemed most likely to be had, and it was there, to pass over my earlier wanderings, that I eventually found myself. Through the half-open windows of the great ball-room came -"Amorettentänze," thundered out with military swing and insistence by +"Amorettentänze," thundered out with military swing and insistence by the resplendent Court band. In company with my three acquaintances I had strolled away from the illuminated portion of the gardens, and we were now pacing a dark and comparatively secluded walk. Encouraged perhaps by the lessened probability of eavesdropping (for methods under -Rallenstein, the dread Chancellor's rule, were mediæval, more or less), +Rallenstein, the dread Chancellor's rule, were mediæval, more or less), one of my companions remarked: "Our Princess looks bewitchingly pretty to-night. The bold Rittmeister @@ -445,7 +423,7 @@ In all an Englishman's wonder and impatience at so intolerable a system of surveillance, I made my way back to the palace. The dance was in full swing again. In the crowd I could not for the -moment see any one of my three friends. The King was on a daïs chatting +moment see any one of my three friends. The King was on a daïs chatting in animated fashion to a group standing round him. His daughter, the Princess Casilde, presently came out of the throng of dancers, and sat beside him, joining laughingly in the conversation. I saw the great @@ -506,21 +484,21 @@ My inspection of this interesting piece of work was cut short by Von Lindheim's directing my attention, in an equally abrupt manner, to a specimen of Nature's handicraft far more engaging. -"Here," he said, "let me introduce you to Fräulein Asta von +"Here," he said, "let me introduce you to Fräulein Asta von Winterstein. She is one of the Maids of Honour, and the most charming girl in Buyda." -The Fräulein's looks decidedly confirmed his words; a merry-looking +The Fräulein's looks decidedly confirmed his words; a merry-looking girl, with a lovely face, and that air of youth and spirits which is so eloquent of the _joie de vivre_. -"You are fortunate in getting a dance with Fräulein von Winterstein," +"You are fortunate in getting a dance with Fräulein von Winterstein," Lindheim said. "I am only just off duty," she laughed, "and my card is a blank." I was beginning a complimentary remark when my friend said, "Excuse -my depriving you of five seconds of the Fräulein's society, my dear +my depriving you of five seconds of the Fräulein's society, my dear Tyrrell, but I have a message to give her." They drew aside and I waited. Happening to glance at them I noticed @@ -572,7 +550,7 @@ I had stopped in the waltz, with the result that the next couple cannoned against us severely. The reason of my sudden pull-up was something which in the whirl had passed my eye. -Bending over the daïs in close conversation with the King was a man +Bending over the daïs in close conversation with the King was a man whom I had not observed there before. And that man's was the face I had seen peering into the chapel window. The expression was altered now, but the face was the same, one never to be mistaken or forgotten, @@ -617,10 +595,10 @@ partner expected me to dance, not muse, and we whirled on. The waltz came to an end. As we stopped I felt myself touched on the shoulder. A man, evidently one of the officers of the household, was at my side. He addressed me by name. "His Majesty desires to make your -better acquaintance when the honoured Fräulein can spare you, sir." +better acquaintance when the honoured Fräulein can spare you, sir." It was of course a command, so I took my partner to a seat and -made for the daïs. The King and the Chancellor were still chatting +made for the daïs. The King and the Chancellor were still chatting confidentially as I approached. The former received me very graciously, and presented me to Von Rallenstein, who shook hands in a manner which was almost British. The conversation at once glided into a perfectly @@ -649,7 +627,7 @@ in his country. Von Rallenstein added a word or two, and I bowed myself off. "How did you find the King, and, more particularly, the Chancellor?" -Fräulein von Winterstein inquired when I rejoined her. +Fräulein von Winterstein inquired when I rejoined her. "Not very alarming. But then I am--an--'outsider.'" @@ -684,7 +662,7 @@ to my apartment." I agreed, and with a flourish he left us, swaggering off towards the royal party. -"It is just as well to have a quiet chat with Von Orsova," Fräulein von +"It is just as well to have a quiet chat with Von Orsova," Fräulein von Winterstein observed. "He is too fond of the dance to say many words to one here." @@ -804,7 +782,7 @@ the effect that the King desired the Oberkammerer's presence. The man bowed twice again almost to the ground and departed. -In a moment my host had resumed his professional manner of a mediæval +In a moment my host had resumed his professional manner of a mediæval master of the ceremonies. His apologies were unbounded. It was most unfortunate; the King did not require his attendance at this hour once in six months. That it should have happened on this of all nights was @@ -872,7 +850,7 @@ unmistakable--Von Orsova. "What on earth are they doing?" I said to myself. "What fresh piece of tomfoolery is this?" For it looked childish enough; the two were so quiet and matter-of-fact that it might have been a rehearsal of a stage -scene. After the Oberkammerer and his playing at mediævalism I was +scene. After the Oberkammerer and his playing at mediævalism I was prepared for anything. The men were talking, but in so low a tone that from the distance I @@ -1080,7 +1058,7 @@ a stupid protocol, although I told Krause, our chief, that I was taking an English friend to the theatre. However, we have just time for a short dinner, and the coffee we can get between the acts." -We were going together _en garçon_ to see Harff in Shylock, and +We were going together _en garçon_ to see Harff in Shylock, and accordingly sat down to a hurried meal. It had been in progress scarcely ten minutes when word came in that Von @@ -1744,7 +1722,7 @@ without an appeal to law and justice." are proud of it, in theory, but it is never allowed to stand in the way of political expediency. The head of all law and authority in this country is the Chancellor; the King himself is but his creature, and -Rallenstein's methods are, when necessary, quite mediæval." +Rallenstein's methods are, when necessary, quite mediæval." "But men in your position----" @@ -2070,7 +2048,7 @@ it must be effected that morning, before Rallenstein might have time to set his emissaries of death on our track. Both the result of the duel and the pretence of illness would give colour to a precipitate move from Buyda. As a dying man, Von Lindheim was to be conveyed to a -country house he had at Schönval, some twenty miles from the capital. +country house he had at Schönval, some twenty miles from the capital. And indeed, if he was really to die, he would prefer that the blow should fall there; and in that stronghold we felt we might turn at bay and at least gain time, if flight out of the country, too dangerous @@ -2080,7 +2058,7 @@ for humanity's sake, leave him to his fate. If we did he would most assuredly be a dead man within twenty-four hours. But how to get him away under the lynx eyes of Rallenstein and his creatures? After many plans we decided upon doing the best we could to disguise him as a -servant, and so taking him down to Schönval with us. +servant, and so taking him down to Schönval with us. He was a fair-faced man with reddish hair and beard. We made him shave, blackened his hair and eyebrows, found some paint and gave his @@ -2144,7 +2122,7 @@ passengers were rare at those little stations. At each stoppage he came to look after us, and at the end of the short but tedious journey, he helped us out and bustled about us with rather more assiduity than was agreeable. However, before we were able to leave the station for -Schönval we had seen him whistle the train off and depart with it. +Schönval we had seen him whistle the train off and depart with it. "I didn't quite like that guard," Von Lindheim said as we drove away. @@ -2166,14 +2144,14 @@ CHAPTER XI A COURT PHYSICIAN -Schönvalhof was an old grey stone house, standing not far from the +Schönvalhof was an old grey stone house, standing not far from the foot of pine-covered hills. A substantial dwelling, its interior more comfortable and homelike than my first view of its somewhat rugged exterior led me to expect. It was, they told me, built on a part of the site of an old Baronial castle, some ruins of which still stood adjacent to the modern house. A couple of old family servants made us comfortable at the short notice, and we had decided that, for a time -at least, Lindheim should continue his rôle of the sick man; Szalay +at least, Lindheim should continue his rôle of the sick man; Szalay that of his personal attendant. We felt it would be madness for either of them to venture out of doors just then, so the pretence of illness could be kept up without much deprivation. @@ -2196,7 +2174,7 @@ answerable to no one, and if the deaths of two or three of the King's subjects were necessary for motives of State policy, why, short of a revolution, Rallenstein had no reckoning to fear. My case, as a British subject, I felt was different; not that I could consider myself by any -means outside the danger line. I was in the _galère_, or--what was more +means outside the danger line. I was in the _galère_, or--what was more to the point--in the secret, and had little doubt that a "regrettable accident" was being prepared for me. Our one satisfaction was in the thought that the Jaguar would have to crawl warily and strike silently, @@ -2351,7 +2329,7 @@ neglectable factor, and so give me a chance of escape." Then there was the question of Szalay. We had no opportunity of learning how his disappearance had been taken. Of course his presence -at Schönval was a distinct source of danger, inasmuch as it absolutely +at Schönval was a distinct source of danger, inasmuch as it absolutely contradicted the part Von Lindheim was playing, if only it were known. This, however, we hoped was not the case. We had elaborated his disguise, and even the Chancellor's suspicious eye could hardly have @@ -2502,7 +2480,7 @@ all, since I had the nerves of a steeplechase rider, and fresh air and exercise kept me fit. But I felt things could not go on indefinitely as they were. As the days and weeks wore on, Rallenstein would scarcely be likely to rest content with merely keeping his marked-down quarry under -observation. Our staying on at Schönval was simply waiting for the +observation. Our staying on at Schönval was simply waiting for the assassin's stroke that was being prepared. One side or other must force the situation. I therefore determined that we should risk it; but, as it turned out, the forcing came from the other side. @@ -2860,12 +2838,12 @@ these two do against us. Come in. It will amuse you." He came in. The Professor sympathetically inquired as to his health, and we sat for a good while chatting over our tea. Some of the -Schönvalhof archives were produced to gratify our visitors' interest +Schönvalhof archives were produced to gratify our visitors' interest in the place. Miss Seemarsh asked all sorts of questions; how we liked being buried in the country, if we did not have many visitors to keep us in touch with the outer world, and how long we proposed to stay before returning to Buyda. All these very natural questions were -interspersed with naïve comments and comparisons between such a life +interspersed with naïve comments and comparisons between such a life and that of a London savant of many engagements and an unquenchable thirst for investigation. @@ -2993,7 +2971,7 @@ unexciting employment. Anyhow, my work was not so absorbing but that my mind had room for other thoughts. Presently, in the midst of my hammering, it occurred to me--what if this setting me at stone-cracking should be but a trick -to get me out of the way, and so leave the two men at Schönvalhof +to get me out of the way, and so leave the two men at Schönvalhof defenceless? At the bare thought, I threw down my hammer, and had already run a considerable way down the sloping shelf, when the idea succeeded that I ran the risk of making a fool of myself. I stopped and @@ -3124,7 +3102,7 @@ A BLOW IS STRUCK I was not greatly surprised to find the Count in the village. The -question which exercised my mind for the rest of the way to Schönvalhof +question which exercised my mind for the rest of the way to Schönvalhof was whether he had any connexion with Professor Seemarsh. I should have liked to have kept watch upon the wily Count, only it seemed much more necessary to lose no time in putting my friends on their guard, since @@ -3653,7 +3631,7 @@ CHAPTER XVIII A WORD OF WARNING -I walked along the Königstrasse, the principal street of Buyda, +I walked along the Königstrasse, the principal street of Buyda, reflecting on my interview, and wondering how far I could trust the assurance of the Chancellor's last words. His was one of those complex characters, so hopelessly difficult to understand, that I felt it an @@ -3820,7 +3798,7 @@ scarcely dared put the question. The Baroness looked at me in surprise. She was quite herself now, and spoke with her usual calm. "Have you not heard? It was in the papers. -Fräulein von Winterstein was returning after dark from an excursion to +Fräulein von Winterstein was returning after dark from an excursion to Salenberg. The coachman missed his way, and overturned the carriage in the narrow pass above the river. It fell down the steep side into the water. The driver threw himself off the box and escaped by a miracle, @@ -3920,7 +3898,7 @@ Travelling! On the devil's business, indeed. The Baroness turned to me. "Count Furello has a most picturesque home, an ancient Monastery on an island, and in most lovely country." -The teeth gleamed. "Scarcely on an island, _gnädige Baronin_," he +The teeth gleamed. "Scarcely on an island, _gnädige Baronin_," he objected deferentially, "although practically it is so. The moat surrounding the Monastery has overflowed and enlarged itself to such an extent that the building seems to stand on an island in the midst of a @@ -3960,14 +3938,14 @@ object of fear; indeed, it could hardly have been otherwise. Time had slipped away, and the summer evening was advanced when I turned towards my hotel. As it promised to be a fine moonlight night, I, after some hesitation, determined to dine at once and ride -out afterwards to Schönval. While waiting for dinner, I got into +out afterwards to Schönval. While waiting for dinner, I got into conversation with mine host, a bustling, talkative fellow. I was not much in the humour for the chatter of the man in the street, still, it was rather a relief after the strain of the afternoon's critical fencing. Presently I asked him, the matter being uppermost in my mind, about the -drowning of Fräulein von Winterstein, and whether the body had been +drowning of Fräulein von Winterstein, and whether the body had been found. "No," he said, "although they are searching the river for miles. But @@ -4007,7 +3985,7 @@ have been a trump card to play." Turnour gave me a look of comprehension. "Won't you stay and smoke a cigar with me?" -"No, thank you. I would, but am riding back to Schönval to-night." +"No, thank you. I would, but am riding back to Schönval to-night." He looked surprised. "A long ride." @@ -4027,7 +4005,7 @@ Geierthal." "Yes, I know. Anything more?" "Nothing, except that he is a great friend, some say"--he lowered his -voice--"some say a creature, an _âme damnée_ of Rallenstein's." +voice--"some say a creature, an _âme damnée_ of Rallenstein's." "Ah! that's everything. I guessed as much. He is rather a character," I said guardedly. @@ -4051,7 +4029,7 @@ most startling thing happened. It was now dark. The purely residential streets of the city were more or less deserted, and the houses closed for the night. I walked through a square and into a tree-lined street of old houses leading out -of it in the direction of the Königstrasse. +of it in the direction of the Königstrasse. I hardly know what made me stop, hesitate and cross the road at a particular point about midway up the street. My mind was busy with @@ -4290,13 +4268,13 @@ A WASTREL It was scarcely dawn when I rode out of Buyda on my way back to -Schönvalhof. With a feeling of relief I struck the high road and +Schönvalhof. With a feeling of relief I struck the high road and entered the open country. Buyda, beautiful city though it undoubtedly was, had become hateful to me as a veritable net of sinister intrigue, with that great relentless spider sitting in the midst marking down his prey. -I reached Schönvalhof without incident, and before many people were +I reached Schönvalhof without incident, and before many people were astir. The house was closed, and I was considerably reassured (for I had my fears), after ringing a loud peal at the bell, to see presently Lindheim's face at the window. He seemed more relieved than even I, and @@ -4548,7 +4526,7 @@ the moat. To the water's edge was but some two hundred paces, and coincident with my reaching it, the moon shone forth and gave me, like the withdrawing of a veil, a perfect view of the house and its surroundings. They were romantic enough. Imagine a grey, rambling -pile with all the characteristics of mediæval fortified domestic +pile with all the characteristics of mediæval fortified domestic architecture, toned by an ecclesiastical suggestion over all, standing insulated in the middle of a broad belt of water, surrounded again by wood growing down to its margin, and which, on two sides, after falling @@ -4762,7 +4740,7 @@ think about would be accomplished by that evening. Beyond the man who had accompanied Count Furello from Buyda, and the two ruffians I had seen in the wood, I was ignorant of the strength of his household; at the same time I realized that, even had I a dozen -men at my back, to attempt to rescue Fräulein von Winterstein by force +men at my back, to attempt to rescue Fräulein von Winterstein by force would be absurd. It would only make matters worse. There was no law to be invoked; the whole force, moral and physical, open and secret, of the Government would be against me. If the poor girl's death were @@ -4885,7 +4863,7 @@ two. Then if he came with me the chances of being discovered would be increased, since two men are easier seen than one. Beyond these there was a stronger reason for leaving him behind. I was convinced that pluckily as he fought against it, his nerve was seriously shaken. He -had brightened up considerably since leaving Schönvalhof, still it is +had brightened up considerably since leaving Schönvalhof, still it is no joke--although, brave fellow that he was, he tried hard to treat it as one--it is no joke to go for weeks in hourly fear of secret assassination. It was manifest that he felt his utter helplessness @@ -4979,7 +4957,7 @@ CHAPTER XXV VON LINDHEIM'S DEPARTURE -The probabilities now were, that Fräulein Asta von Winterstein was +The probabilities now were, that Fräulein Asta von Winterstein was still alive. Horribly shocked as I was by what I had seen, it was yet with a feeling of almost relief that, when the ghastly work was over, and the men had gone, I got down from my place of observation and went @@ -5109,7 +5087,7 @@ Lindheim safely on his way. I had my doubts as to the probabilities of his ultimate escape, the more so as I mistrusted his nerve at a critical juncture. Still, something had to be done, he had the advantage of a good start, and I had arranged that if there was no -more chance of helping Fräulein von Winterstein I would follow him, it +more chance of helping Fräulein von Winterstein I would follow him, it might be on the next day. But that was not to be. I could not quite make up my mind whether it would be as well to tell @@ -5197,7 +5175,7 @@ unmitigated. I knew that his tone and his professions were utterly false; that the real object of his call was, in all probability, of a far more sinister nature than to show hospitality or afford me sport. Nevertheless, having no fear for myself and an intense desire -to penetrate the mystery of Fräulein von Winterstein's fate, I rather +to penetrate the mystery of Fräulein von Winterstein's fate, I rather welcomed the Count's appearance. It might at least give me a chance of action, of mere watching to no purpose I had had enough. @@ -5336,7 +5314,7 @@ the admission. The Count rose. "I think, if you are rested, we may turn our faces homewards now. We have an hour's walk, and I wager shall flush some game on our way. I hope, Herr Tyrrell, that you will do me the honour -of joining us at dinner. We dine _sans cérémonie_ to-night, and in her +of joining us at dinner. We dine _sans cérémonie_ to-night, and in her state of health my sister will be glad if we all renounce full dress." The invitation was, I felt, one which on the score of my personal @@ -5364,7 +5342,7 @@ THE DISH OF SWEETMEATS As we drew near the Monastery my worthy host gave me a short sketch of its history. How it had fallen from the high position it occupied in -mediæval times to be a Hostel of Mercy for the sick and dying (which, +mediæval times to be a Hostel of Mercy for the sick and dying (which, indeed, thought I, in one sense it is still); then how the property fell, by the changes and chances of time, into the hands of the State, from which, for sporting purposes and a love of the picturesque, he was @@ -5411,7 +5389,7 @@ that he, or rather Rallenstein, his master, would think twice before attempting foul play with me. I might regard my host's polite attention more as a means of keeping observation on me and my movements than as a death-trap. It was hardly conceivable that they could have even an -inkling of my being aware that Fräulein von Winterstein was alive and +inkling of my being aware that Fräulein von Winterstein was alive and under that very roof. Anyhow, I was committed to the adventure; I had an object to gain in going through with it; and must now trust to fate and to my own alertness to bring me safely out. @@ -5573,7 +5551,7 @@ make you comfortable. So you must not say no." I had all along expected this invitation, and had made up my mind to go through with the adventure at all hazards, leaving to chance the -details of a vague plan I had formed for discovering Fräulein von +details of a vague plan I had formed for discovering Fräulein von Winterstein's prison. Accordingly I thanked him and accepted. "That is friendly of you," he said. "Bleisst, will you see that all @@ -5747,7 +5725,7 @@ inside. Whoever had opened it was already in the room. I waited a few seconds, then, with revolver ready in one hand, I began quietly to push the door to with the other. When it was half-way closed I paused and listened. Some one was moving about the room in the direction of -the bed. He was going, no doubt, to administer the _coup-de-grâce_, +the bed. He was going, no doubt, to administer the _coup-de-grâce_, or to see whether I was already beyond it. In another moment he would find the bed unoccupied. This certainly called for prompt action on my part. All the same, action was not easy in that pitchy darkness. I @@ -6041,7 +6019,7 @@ is to say, a good mile below my inn. With what I determined should be my last shot I knocked over a hare, but puss struggled up again and tried to make off. I ran after the animal to put it out of its pain, and, after some search and twistings, came up with her, threw down -my gun, and catching up a handy stick gave her the _coup-de-grâce_. +my gun, and catching up a handy stick gave her the _coup-de-grâce_. Then I turned to take up my gun. It was nowhere to be seen. I had not gone five paces away from it, yet now, to my utter astonishment, it had mysteriously disappeared. I could hardly believe my senses, for I @@ -6185,7 +6163,7 @@ aside and another girl entered--the girl whom I had known as Miss Seemarsh. She brought in a tray with tea and dishes of cakes and confectionery. I -thought of the Count's special bon-bons, and wondered whether Fräulein +thought of the Count's special bon-bons, and wondered whether Fräulein Asta was running the same risk. Perhaps not; they evidently had some object in keeping her alive, or why was the tragedy not already accomplished? Delay was certainly not one of the Jaguar's methods. The @@ -6208,7 +6186,7 @@ shortly afterwards left the room. It now seemed that a favourable opportunity had come of making my presence known to the prisoner. I tapped softly on the pane. The -Fräulein, who had resumed her listless attitude of reading, raised +Fräulein, who had resumed her listless attitude of reading, raised her head in surprise and listened. I tapped again. She looked in my direction now almost in terror. Standing as I did in comparative darkness she could probably see nothing of me. I brought my face close @@ -6232,7 +6210,7 @@ signs that she would keep watch by the door while my work was going on; in about five minutes I had the satisfaction of being able to take out the pane, and then she came back to me. -"I got your fan, Fräulein." +"I got your fan, Fräulein." "You! That night in Buyda?" @@ -6245,7 +6223,7 @@ the pane, and then she came back to me. "Ah, you are brave! But you do not know the dangers of this horrible place." -"Indeed I do, at least a few of them. But tell me, Fräulein, are you in +"Indeed I do, at least a few of them. But tell me, Fräulein, are you in immediate danger--of your life?" She looked troubled. "I cannot tell. I am dead, practically to the @@ -6253,7 +6231,7 @@ world. You are the only one, except these villains here, who know that I am alive. And so my life, being nothing in the world, hangs by a thread which any moment may be snipped." -"Fräulein, you must not despair. I will save you or give my life for +"Fräulein, you must not despair. I will save you or give my life for you." "Oh!" she cried miserably. "Why have you come? I had given up all hope. @@ -6315,7 +6293,7 @@ desperate, in deadly fear which is over now, and I little thought----" "That the fan would fall at the feet of one who would gladly give his life even in the most impossible attempt to save you," I interrupted -vehemently. "Fräulein, I entreat you, do not give yourself up for +vehemently. "Fräulein, I entreat you, do not give yourself up for lost while there is a beat left in my heart or your own. Mine is the worthless life, not yours. Let me give it for you if need be; nay, I must, whether you will or not. If only time be yet on our side! Let me @@ -6335,7 +6313,7 @@ already to every one but these people and you." She made a little despairing grimace; her natural liveliness still flickered, though nearly quenched by those gloomy and terrifying surroundings. -"You are very much alive to me, Fräulein," I returned warmly; "and by +"You are very much alive to me, Fräulein," I returned warmly; "and by the help of Providence shall be so soon to the rest of the world. But premature action would be fatal. You must make up your mind to another four-and-twenty hours in this place." @@ -6350,7 +6328,7 @@ between now and freedom, life----" "Indeed, no, if we walk warily. You must temporize with the Count. Appear inclined to relent. I can leave that to your wit. Only keep things as they are till to-morrow evening, when I will return, not to -leave without you. Now, I hate to go, Fräulein, but the risk to you in +leave without you. Now, I hate to go, Fräulein, but the risk to you in staying is too great. Keep a good heart; above all do not let anyone see that you have hope, and trust me." @@ -6617,7 +6595,7 @@ set off for Carlzig. Our first business there was to buy a carriage and a pair of fast horses. This was not an easy matter, and it was some hours before we found just what we wanted. But at last we got hold of two good strong-winded animals and a serviceable light carriage, -somewhat like an old-fashioned _calèche_, our pretext being that we +somewhat like an old-fashioned _calèche_, our pretext being that we intended them for a driving tour through the country. We then laid in a stock of provisions, bought another revolver each, with a good supply of cartridges, and having provided ourselves with the necessary tools @@ -6649,13 +6627,13 @@ and I peered out into the passage. To my intense joy and relief a faint glimmer of light fell across it at half its length. In a few seconds I was by the window. Approaching cautiously, I heard no sound of voices; the curtains were drawn slightly apart, I peeped through and -saw Fräulein Asta sitting there alone. A tap on the glass brought her +saw Fräulein Asta sitting there alone. A tap on the glass brought her joyfully to the window. In reply to my sign of inquiry she nodded that all was safe, so without delay I set to work on the screws that held the bars. They had evidently been recently put in and yielded readily to the wrench. One after another the bars were turned down while the prisoner kept watch by the door. In a few minutes every obstacle was -removed; I beckoned, and the Fräulein ran to the window and opened it. +removed; I beckoned, and the Fräulein ran to the window and opened it. "Is all safe?" were my first words. @@ -6673,7 +6651,7 @@ The delay was risky, but I judged it worth while to prevent the prisoner's manner of escape from being too obvious. Pursuit would be certain in any case, and this precaution might gain us time. -The bars were soon in position. "Now, Fräulein, quick! Let me hold your +The bars were soon in position. "Now, Fräulein, quick! Let me hold your arm and guide you. The way is not easy." I led her along the dark passage and so to the trap-door. "Once down @@ -6736,7 +6714,7 @@ part of the building." "Herr Tyrrell! What fearful risks you run." -"I admit, Fräulein, it was foolish, since it was scarcely fair to you. +"I admit, Fräulein, it was foolish, since it was scarcely fair to you. But at least I heard some interesting news." "Tell me." @@ -6759,7 +6737,7 @@ why you should live." She thought a moment. "Ah, yes, I understand." -"So it seems to me, Fräulein, that now it is only the Count you have to +"So it seems to me, Fräulein, that now it is only the Count you have to fear." She gave a little shudder. "And that is bad enough. But at least I @@ -6923,7 +6901,7 @@ to the building, which proved to be a deserted and dilapidated wayside lodge. "At least there is perfect shelter here," I said as I assisted the -Fräulein to alight and hurried her into the tumble-down place. +Fräulein to alight and hurried her into the tumble-down place. A ruinous shed stood beside the house and this afforded some sort of shelter for the horses. We gave them corn and made them as comfortable @@ -6960,7 +6938,7 @@ In another instant he had forced the door a little way open again and dashed out. It was an anxious twenty seconds for me, but in that time he was back with our second revolvers and the ammunition bags. -"Now," he said, "take the Fräulein upstairs while I barricade this as +"Now," he said, "take the Fräulein upstairs while I barricade this as well as I can." She had heard him, and, as I turned, was already climbing the crazy @@ -7002,7 +6980,7 @@ respectful distance. But I could not remain there leaving Strode the impossible task of defending all the weak spots in the lower floor. -"You will not be afraid to stay in this room alone, Fräulein," I +"You will not be afraid to stay in this room alone, Fräulein," I said, with probably more confidence than I felt. "I must back up Strode downstairs. Between us there is little doubt we can keep these ruffians out and drive them off, but Strode cannot do it alone. You @@ -7095,7 +7073,7 @@ heels; our fire was not returned, and we gained comparative safety. As we reached the landing we saw Asta rush back to the room in terror, locking the door. -"It is all right, Fräulein," I cried. "We are both safe so far." +"It is all right, Fräulein," I cried. "We are both safe so far." At my voice the door was unfastened, and my love stood before me. @@ -7109,7 +7087,7 @@ dearest." Strode had evidently heard her. "We like it," he observed with a pre-occupied cheeriness, for he was hanging over the rails of the staircase keeping a sharp look-out. "It suits me exactly. If only we -could get you, Fräulein, away snugly, it might go on till this time +could get you, Fräulein, away snugly, it might go on till this time to-morrow, eh, Tyrrell?" I went to him. "Your wound, Strode?" @@ -7224,7 +7202,7 @@ the road. I did not hesitate to send a shot in that direction. As the report died away, a laugh followed and a voice called out with startling unexpectedness. -"Well aimed, Herr Engländer!" +"Well aimed, Herr Engländer!" It was Furello. I made no reply, but waited. Then out of the darkness came the vile voice again. @@ -7287,7 +7265,7 @@ my life was that of those brave grey eyes slowly opening. For answer he laughed and tried to rise, but the weakness was too great. "I'm all right directly," he murmured. "Don't worry about me. -The Fräulein----" +The Fräulein----" She was busy contriving a bandage for his wound. "We are all quite safe," she said cheerily. "You must keep quiet. Mr. Tyrrell is going to @@ -7340,7 +7318,7 @@ my life I knew how to give this fellow confidence and get hold of him. Then I led him to the carriage, put on him the dead one's harness, and all was ready for a start. -Fräulein Asta was greatly relieved when I returned with an account +Fräulein Asta was greatly relieved when I returned with an account of my success, since every moment we delayed obviously increased our danger. Happily, poor Strode seemed much easier and was in quite high spirits. Between us we bore him out to the carriage, making him as @@ -7403,7 +7381,7 @@ restful satisfaction upon a good night's work. The problem now was to communicate with Asta's parents, and this was a business which in several ways might be fraught with danger, more -particularly to the Fräulein herself. It was, on the other hand, +particularly to the Fräulein herself. It was, on the other hand, clearly my duty to restore her to her family with as little delay as possible; but it seemed for the moment difficult to take any steps in that direction without again courting the danger she had just escaped. @@ -7429,7 +7407,7 @@ my embarrassment, were made known to me as General and Madame von Winterstein, Asta's parents. As I recovered from my surprise I bowed and said how fortunate I was to meet them, as I had lately come from Buyda, and the very reason of my visit was to acquaint the Signora with -certain facts connected with the fate of Fräulein Asta von Winterstein. +certain facts connected with the fate of Fräulein Asta von Winterstein. My words had naturally a great and not altogether happy effect on her parents, and the General asked me, in some surprise, with a tinge of @@ -7466,7 +7444,7 @@ quietly, "You have come to tell me that my daughter is alive?" I smiled, and at my smile he broke down and turned away. "It is a long and extraordinary story," I said, "but the end of it is -that Fräulein Asta is alive and in Verona." +that Fräulein Asta is alive and in Verona." "Thank God!" he half sobbed. "Thank God! I must see her. Let me----" @@ -7509,7 +7487,7 @@ in Paris, I had received news; the end of the Chancellor's reign would make all the difference to him; for, however matters might have otherwise changed (as by the failure of Rallenstein's marriage scheme), he would never have dared to risk a return to his native -country under the old régime. I sent the good news to my friend, with a +country under the old régime. I sent the good news to my friend, with a suggestion that he should join us at Verona. Strode, now well again, was expected; naturally Asta's parents were most anxious to make his acquaintance and thank him personally for the indispensable part he had @@ -8091,365 +8069,4 @@ been shown with an equal sign (=) enclosing them. 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