Part 23 (2/2)
”I had it froht There was littleand treacherous The Baron used all the art which before has brought death when he willed, but this English Captain cared not He knew all the Baron's art, and besides so which the Baron knew not The Baron would have been killed had not those atching saved him”
”They interfered?” said the Princess
”Yes, to save the Baron”
”They did not stop at that?” said the Countess eagerly ”Tell me what happened”
”Have I not said he is a devil?” answered Duht them all A sword thrust here, a bloith his fist there, a savage breaking through them, and he escaped--unhurt”
”Splendid!” exclailow
”Splendid, Frina? Is not the Baron our friend?” Yet there was a glow in Maritza's eyes, too
”And is not Captain Ellerey the man you have work for? You should rejoice”
The Princess looked at her for a moment, and then she smiled ”Yes, it was splendid, as you say What lishman was killed, I think He was of the E over the affair”
”The Baron's folly is likely to ruin us,” said the Princess
”There is still Captain Ellerey,” said Frina
Duhtest flicker in his eyes attracting her attention
”I aest that the Countess should drive as usual, and hear what is said in the Bois?
Then to-night we can plan and arrange The time has surely come”
”Will you, Frina?”
”I will, and you ht”
When she had left the room Princess Maritza turned hastily
”What more, Dumitru?”
”Much more, Princess; but it is only for your ears”
Frina Mavrodin had sped along the corridor so swiftly that she did not hear the door locked after her to prevent her sudden return or the intrusion of others For a while she had no thought but a half-barbaric satisfaction that Baron Petrescu had justly suffered for his unprovoked insult; but this was succeeded by fears for Ellerey's safety He had escaped last night, but he had other enemies besides those who had atteerous ene, to school her face to indifference, while she eagerly learned all she could
She lunched with a friend, the wife of a member of the Austrian Eiven her valuable infore to-day She knew Baron Petrescu had fought a duel and had been wounded, but she did not knoho his opponent was Later, in the Bois, Frina heard many versions of the story, but not in one of them was Captain Ellerey's name mentioned
She did not understand it There was sonorant Her carriage was drawn up to the side of the road, where she was holding a sht of Lord Cloverton It was seldom that he walked in the Bois, but that he should be there in confidential colloquy with Monsieur De Froilette was nothing short of marvellous
Lord Cloverton saw the Countess, and stopped a little distance away