Part 7 (1/2)
”Frohness,” he replied evasively, and she nodded
”I know you would not tell me this unless there were some foundation,”
she said ”And your friend?” She looked inquiringly at the silent Hay
”Does he know?”
Israel Kensky shook his head
”I would wish that the _gospodar_ knew as much as possible, because he will be in Kieff, and who knoill happen in Kieff? Besides, he knows London”
Malcole, partly because, in spite of his protest, he had a fairly useful working knowledge of the ospodar_ to discover the est,” she deanoff is behind this conspiracy, that he is the person who inspired this idea of assassination?”
Again the old man spread out his hands
”The world is a very wicked place,” he said
”And the Prince has ht smile ”You must know that, Israel Kensky My cousin is Chief of the Political Police in St Petersburg, and it is certain that people will speak against hihtfully
”Your Highness has much wisdoirl, how you used to point out to anoff a good man or a bad man? Is he capable or incapable of such a crime?”
She did not answer In truth she could not answer; for all that Kensky had said, she had thought She rose to her feet
”Ifor one alone, but Malcole, stepped forward
”If Your Ihness will accept my escort to your car,” he said humbly, ”I shall be honoured”
She looked at hio alone”
”Let the young hness,” said Kensky earnestly ”I shall feel safer in my mind”
She nodded, and led the way down the stairs They turned out of the garden into the street and did not speak a word Presently the girl said in English:
”You must think we Russian people are barbarians, Mr----”
”Hay,” suggested Malcolm
”Mr Hay That is Scottish, isn't it? Tell hness,” stammered Malcolm ”How can I think that?”
They walked on until they cahts of the car, and then she stopped