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"And no one ever cae Was immunity promised?" asked Carmichael

"It was inferred, but not literally promised"

"Fear kept theuilty?"

"I never saw his hand anywhere"

"So this is the story! Well, when a man's in love he is, more or less, in the clutch of temporary insanity" Carmichael's tone wasn't exactly cheery

"Insanity! Then you do not judge me harshly?"

"No, Hans I've a wild streak in me also But what I can't understand is why you return and put your head in the lion'sI tell you frankly that if you are arrested I could do little or nothing for you The United States protects only harmless political outcasts Yours is a criovern to the terms of treaty, to send you back here, if the demand was made for your extradition"

"I know all that," Gru it into the paper-basket

"I suppose that when conscience drives weyou can do is to put your passports into iood here"

"Maybe" Gru more went out and down into the street

Carh theCloud after cloud of s like one deeply perturbed

"He's a queer codger, and it's a queer story I don't believe I have heard it all, either What was he really hunting for with those glasses? I give it up"

He was not angry with Grumbach; rather he seemed to be drawn to him more closely than ever Mad with love That was the phrase He conned it over and over; ely the chess-men were hness would in all probability have grown up as other princesses, artificial, cold, reserved, seldoht or action In fact, had things been otherwise, he never would have ridden with her highness in the freshness of the ht to curse Grumbach; but for him he would still be captain of his heart Mad with love! There was no doubt of it And the phrase rang in his ear for some time

Grumbach was indeed perturbed, and this sensation was the result of what he had not told his friend Gott! What was going on? He hadn't the least idea where his footsteps were leading hily on the horn mouthpiece of his pipe, his hands jammed in his pockets And after a tiasse And of all that happy, noisy family, only he and Hermann left! In one of the open doorways, for it arish wo woolen hose Two or three children sprawled about her knees There was that petulance of lip and forehead which marked the dissatisfaction of the coquette married