"True, marshal," replied Paul. "'The Eumenides' or 'The Furies.'"
Zabern, with excitement gleaming in his face, drew Paul aside.
"The clew to the cipher despatch!" he whispered. "The last words of our friend Trevisa were 'the furies'!"
CHAPTER X
THE DEED OF MICHAEL THE GUARDSMAN
Accompanied by Zabern, Paul returned to the palace, where he was met by the court chamberlain, who conducted him to a fine suite of apartments, which by the special command of the princess were assigned to the new secretary.
Supplied by Zabern with the cipher despatch, and by the court librarian with a copy of the "Eumenides," Paul, having first requested to be left to himself, sat down to work out the cryptographic problem.
The paper given to him by the marshal was covered with rows of numerals, separated from each other by dots.
The first eight numbers were as follows,—
6 . 42 . 50 . 37 . 97 . 39 . 65 . 21