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The duke allowed the quartet to re for so at the floor, his hands behind his back He was in fatigue-dress, and only the star of Ehrenstein glittered on his breast He was never without this order All at once he whirled round, and as a sailor plunges the lead into the sea, so he plumbed the very deeps of their eyes as if he would see beforehand what strange things were at work in their souls "I do not recognize any of these persons," he said to Carnize me, then?" asked the clock-mender

"Come closer," commanded the duke The clock-mender obeyed "Take off those spectacles" The duke scanned the features, and over his own ca, here and alive? Oh, this is too good to be true!" The duke reached out toward the bell, but Carhness will remein to understand Who is this fellow Grumbach? Did I offer ihness, and I ask for nothing"

"Breunner? Breunner? Hans Breunner, brother of Hermann, and you put yourself into my hands?" The tone developed into a suppressed roar The duke took hold of Hans by the shoulders and drew hiiven to you To-ood to ht! Thanks, Herr Carmichael, a thousand thanks! And I need not ask who that damnable scoundrel is who has the black face and heart of a Gipsy When I recollect what I have suffered at your hands! If only the late king were here, hness," said Von Arnsberg quietly, "all I have left in the world are these tithered hands, and ed you in any act I am innocent Those letters purported to have been written by eries I could not prove this, so I have been outlaith the sentence of death over ht I shall leave this palace a freeyou have done me"

There was no fear in the voice; there was nothing but confidence The duke glared at the speaker so what Herbeck had often said

"What you say still remains to be proved Nohat is at the bottom of all this?" was the demand "Youyour innocence Herr Carmichael, here, declared to reat secret Out with it, without any more useless recrimination"