"Silence, dear people!" he commanded, stroking his clean-shaven chin, and then he added, "I shall have any person who makes a disturbance ejected."
He consulted a green portfolio that lay spread before him on the table. Behind him a little man in grey was energetically trying goose quills. Probably he was the reporter.
The examination began. With frigid politeness the Landrath put the usual questions.
"Where have you resided hitherto?"
Boleslav enumerated several places.
"Your word is of course to be trusted, Herr Baron, but have you proofs?"
"No."
"Up to what date does your answer hold good?"
"Till the spring of the year '13."
"After that?"