“Your Majesty,” he said again.
“Well?” said the Czar.
“Can I not go with the general, sire?” he asked. “I would like to go to Jack’s aid as fast as possible. He will expect me. He would hunt me out, no matter where I was.”
The Czar looked at Lord Hastings.
“What do you think, my lord?” he asked.
Lord Hastings shrugged his shoulders.
“As you please, your Majesty,” he replied. “I have no doubt Mr. Templeton would be glad to see him. Neither have I any doubt that Mr. Chadwick here might come in handy.”
The Czar turned to General Burgoff.
“What do you think, general?” he asked.
“Well, sire, to tell the truth, I would rather not be bothered with excess.”