"He shall pay for it with his life."
"There may be a heavier penalty to exact than that."
"Show me that, and as there is a God it shall be exacted."
"I will show it you, but at my own time and in my own way. No other."
"You are playing with me, and shielding the villain here."
"I am doing neither. The man you seek is not Count Karl."
"You are lying," he cried again vehemently. "See this;" and he drew out a crumpled letter and thrust it toward me.
But I would not look at it and got up. "If I am lying, there is no longer need for you to speak to me of this. If I am not lying, you are a coward to insult me so, even in your passion. Leave the house as you came and probe this for yourself. My servants are within call, if you do not go." I picked up his revolver and handed it to him. "Here is your weapon."
He made no attempt to touch it but looked up at me. "You are a daring girl," he muttered.
"Ernst von Dreschler's daughter does not lie, Colonel Katona," I answered, with deliberate emphasis.