"Ay"
"But how? How? You cannot kill her."
"No. I cannot kill her. But----" and again he paused.
"Yes--but?" and there was a quiver in the young man's voice as he spoke.
"There are other things than death." After which enigmatical answer Andrew refused to say another word, but, changing the subject, asked Debrasques if he knew that he marched to-morrow to Rhinzabern.
"Yes," he said, "I know. And we remain with the main army!"
"No matter, we shall meet again. Meanwhile, grant me one request. On no account let your cousin know that I stayed by to--to protect him. I will not have him know that."
"You mean that it is war to the death, that----"
"Yes, I mean that."