"I have other things to see about now, and must say goodnight; and if you should ever fall into the hands of our people again, and Doctor Kelly does not happen to be near, ask for Peter Michaeloff, and he will do all he can for you."
"Then I am really to be exchanged tomorrow, doctor?" Charlie said, as Doctor Michaeloff left the room.
"It seems like it."
"But did not you know?"
"No, I had heard nothing for certain. I knew the czar had come, but I had not heard of his decision. I congratulate you."
"It is a piece of luck," Charlie said. "I thought it might be months before there was an exchange. It is very good of the king to send over so quickly."
"Yes; and of the czar to let you go."
"Well, I don't see much in that, doctor, considering that he gets a captain in exchange for me; still, of course, he might have refused. It would not have been civil, but he might have done it."
"What did you think of my friend, Charlie?"
"I like him. He has a pleasant face, though I should think he has got a temper of his own. He has a splendid figure, and looks more like a fighting man than a doctor. I will write down his name, so as not to forget it, as he says he might be able to help me if I am ever taken prisoner again, and you did not happen to be with the army. It is always nice having a friend. Look at the difference it has made to me, finding a countryman here."