“I wish you’d let him get them to the Imperial; or shall I——”
“I will see to it. There is one thing, of course, M. Denver. You will make no attempt to see his Majesty.”
“I’ve only got an hour and a half.”
“I mean to-morrow, of course,” he exclaimed, testily.
“No, I’d better not, I suppose.”
“To-morrow, I shall have your route carefully prepared, with full instructions to all on the way to help you forward with all speed.”
“Yes, I suppose you’re as anxious as I am to get the thing ended and done with.”
“You will find I can be as firm a friend as I can be a resolute enemy. I wish to be your friend, monsieur, for my august master’s sake.”
“You’ve done pretty well as an enemy, Prince; let’s hope the future will show us the other side.”
“Then for the present, good-night.”