"But you don't tell him who—"
"Why should he know?" said Herbeck, glancing shrewdly at the duke. "His ignorance will be all the better for the plot."
"Then this is big game, your Highness?" asked the chief.
"Big game."
"One is as big and powerful as a Carpathian bear. Look out," warned Herbeck.
"And he is?"
"And the vintner?"
"Oh, he is a little fellow, and hasn't grown his bite yet," said Herbeck dryly.
The duke laughed again. It would be as good as a play.