“He probably had that news from some other source before he left.”
“You think it hastened him?”
“In a way, yes. At least it directed him,” Grey said, with conviction.
O’Hara looked at him inquiringly.
“You surely don’t imagine the three of them have gone to Kürschdorf?” he blurted, in a tone of surprise.
“I do mean that exactly.”
“But why there, of all places? If Lindenwald is expected to bring the Crown Prince with him he surely wouldn’t go there empty-handed. What excuses could he make?”
“I don’t pretend to conjecture his excuses,” Grey replied, smiling, “but it seems very clear to me that Kürschdorf is his only sanctuary. There he will be with friends. Whatever he says is likely to be believed. If he fled elsewhere he would be in constant danger of arrest. His very flight would be evidence of his guilt.”
O’Hara nodded.
“You’re probably right,” he acquiesced; “anyway he turned he had to take chances, and Kürschdorf must have looked to him the least dangerous. What do you propose to do?”