'Perhaps it is more than a suspicion,' said Brühl.
'I am certain that he personally gave away four such medals.'
'To whom?'
'To the people belonging to the court. Where does he get so many of them? And why such zeal in distributing a medal which I buy out and destroy?'
'But are you certain of it?'
'Henniche will furnish you with the names of the people.'
'That alters the question,' Sulkowski said. 'It is a fact, and although I explain it by his animosity towards you, it hurts me also.'
'To be quite certain,' Brühl remarked, 'I must tell you frankly, that I ordered secret search to be made in his rooms. A number of those medals were found, which left no doubt that he was the author of them and you must punish him for that. In your high position you might be indifferent,' Brühl continued with well-played animation, 'but for such a small man as I am--'
Sulkowski frowned.
'I never could suspect that Watzdorf would be capable of such villainy.'