“Robert Anstruther and——”
“Laugh away. Can you help me?”
“Give it me. Even I don’t know how a man carries his mother-in-law on his own passport.”
“It is a bit awkward; but I don’t want a hitch now.”
“Look here, boy. I’ll stretch a point for you. I’ll go by way of Cracow and will pick you up at Solden to-morrow. I’m travelling special, and you shall all go through in my saloon;” and scarcely waiting to listen to my thanks he hurried me off to the station, sending his secretary with me to make sure that no difficulties were raised about my departure.
At Solden I found Volna in a sleigh waiting for me. Her face lighted and she welcomed me with a glad smile.
“You wonder to see me; but I was so anxious I could not stay at Kervatje.”
“I have very little news.”
“Do you think it was only the news?”
“What else?”