"Can't you make a confidant of me, Hans?"

"Not yet, Captain."

"When you are ready it may be too late. I leave Dreiberg for good in a few weeks."

"No!" For the first time Grumbach showed interest.

"I have resigned the consulship."

"And for what reason

Carmichael silently drew on his coat.

"Ach! So you have one, too?"

"One what?"

"One secret."