Part 12 (1/2)
”Hiding where?”
”That I do not know You will doubtless take means to find out Command me if I can help you in any way”
”I thank you for the information If you are not ather, monsieur, that your business affairs would suffer were such a thing as a rising in the Princess Maritza's favor to take place?”
”Have I not said that there is a selfish vein in all of us?”
Lord Cloverton sether they crossed the vestibule
Their short colloquy had not been overheard, nor had their presence been particularly noticed there except by one person--the Countess Mavrodin She had reached the head of the stairs as De Froilette had leaned confidentially forward toward the A her standing at the top of the stairs while they talked She had good reason to be curious regarding such a confidence between two such hed and talked she watched them She did not move until they had crossed the vestibule, and when they separated she followed Lord Cloverton
Desraciousht in the Altstrasse?” she said gayly
”I hope so; indeed, I thought so”
”I aht to have reserved soht demand a favor”
”You have but to demand, Countess”
”Then stay with me and keep me near Lord Cloverton,” she said
”What! Has he incurred your displeasure, too?”
”Must I give reasons for my demand?”
”No”
”Then you trust me?”
”As I would trust any woman”
For a moment she seemed satisfied, and then she turned toward hi underneath that? Do you trust no woman?”
”I have learnt my lessons in a hard school, Countess I trust few, either e of men than women”
They followed Lord Cloverton across the rooms, and she noticed every one to who for a ht detain hith of tiht,” the Countess said
”May I beg another favor, Captain Ellerey? Will you see thatforwhy she atching the Ambassador so keenly It took him some time to find her servants, and as he returned he nitions the Ae
”The Embassy, quickly,” he said