This done, I hurried in search of Helga, to consult with her upon the new developments.
I found that she had had Vastic’s body removed to one of the cellars of the house, and she had entirely recovered her self-composure.
“Your nerve is splendid,” I said admiringly.
“Such a life as mine trains one to face emergencies. What does your Majesty wish to do?”
“There is a good deal to settle,” I answered, accepting without protest her method of address. She intended me to understand that her conviction was firmer than ever; and as I believed I could influence her with much less difficulty if she held to it, I appeared to acquiesce.
“You have formed some plan, monsieur?”
“Yes. In my view, the sooner we are all away from this place, the better;” and I told her briefly what I had forced from Drexel.
“They could do no harm to us here, even if there were a dozen of them,” she said.
“True, but we should have much more chance of escaping their notice if we were to travel to the city by night rather than by day.”
She was perplexed by this, and questioned me with her eyes.