Part 4 (1/2)
”I lay he won't be far off”
”Are you armed?”
”The six-shooter Well, yes, since you press me, a knife, too; but only if he uses one You'll let Sapt knohen you come?”
”Yes; and I come the moment I can stand?”
”As if you need tell o froh the forest,” he answered ”I shall reach the station about nine to-ot the audience sooner than was arranged, I shall be in tiet hold of Sapt?”
”Weto thesha'n't have the letter, Fritz”
There was a ht look caarding him with a sht I should see her again,” he said ”I think I shall now, Fritz To have a turn with that boy and to see her again--it's worth sohed, and I laughed too He caught ain I think that he was anxious to infect ayety and confidence But I could not answer to the appeal of his eyes There was a , the prospect or hope of whose sudden fulfiler and banished despair He saw that I detected its presence in him and perceived how it filled his mind
”But the letter co her; I will die without seeing her, if I must, to save the letter”
”I know you will,” said I
He pressed ain As he turned away, James came with his noiseless, quick step into the rooe is at the door, sir,” said he
”Look after the count, James,” said Rudolf ”Don't leave him till he sends you away”
”Very well, sir”
I raisedup the leulp of it
”Please God,” said Rudolf, with a shrug
And he was gone to his work and his reward--to save the queen's letter and to see the queen's face Thus he went a second time to Zenda
CHAPTER IV AN EDDY ON THE MOAT
On the evening of Thursday, the sixteenth of October, the Constable of Zenda was very much out of humor; he has since confessed as much To risk the peace of a palace for the sake of a lover's greeting had never been wisdom to his mind, and he had been sorely ie The letter of farewell had been an added folly, pregnant with chances of disaster Now disaster, or the danger of it, had co, which told him so little, at least told him that It ordered him--and he did not know even whose the order was--to delay Rischenhei away from Zenda: why he was to act thus was not disclosed to him But he kneell as I that Rischenheiuess that so, and that Rischenhei must not hear His task sounded simple, but it was not easy; for he did not knohere Rischenhei had been very pleased to learn of the count's approaching visit, since he desired to talk with his, which the count bred with great, his Majesty with only indifferent success; therefore he had declared that nothing should interfere with his reception of Rischenheie boar had been seen in the forest, and that a fine day's sport ht be expected if he would hunt next day ”I shouldn't be back in ti