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"Sir, I beg you to listen toback against the ith his dark

eyes blazing from a white face; "you insist"

"Your Majesty will yet thank me for my insistence" He drew a

pocket-book out of his coat "At Peri in Italy ere attacked by five

soldiers sent over the border by the Governor of Trent Who guided those

five soldiers? Your Majesty's confidant and friend, who is now, I thank

God, waiting in the garden Here is the written confession of the leader

of the five I pray your Majesty to read it"

Wogan held out the paper The Chevalier hesitated and took it Then he

read it once and glanced at it again He passed his hand over his

forehead

"Whom shall I trust?" said he, in a voice of weariness

"What honest errand was taking Whittington to Peri?" asked Wogan, and

again the Chevalier read a piece here and there of the confession Wogan