"He ordered me to go to Bogdaniec."
"To Bogdaniec?… What else?"
"He sent me to get counsel…. He also sends his compliments and good wishes."
"To Bogdaniec? Very well, then. But where is he himself?"
"He left for Malborg, and is now among the Knights of the Cross."
Jagienka's face again assumed an expression of alarm.
"Why, is he tired of life?"
"He is in quest, gracious lady, of that which he will not be able to find."
"I believe he will not find it," interrupted Macko. "Just as one cannot drive a nail without a hammer, so are man's wishes without the will of God."
"What are you talking about?" cried Jagienka. But Macko replied with another query.