“The doctor tells me she is still in serious danger.”
“Have you seen her yet?”
“No,” returned the general. “He says she must be spared any such excitement.”
“Well, you know all St. Petersburg is praying for the best.”
“I know—I know.” He sighed again. “But what’s the business?”
“Of course you have heard about the arrests made this evening.”
“Of course. It was a tremendous coup—especially the capture of The White One.”
“Some first-rate information has come to me in connection with the arrests.” The prince watched the old man’s face closely and subdued his voice to a tone of mere official interest. “First, the young woman who was arrested is the woman who tried to shoot me two weeks ago.”
“The devil you say! How did you learn it?”
“She confessed to Freeman. You know he was intimate with the group. Besides, Captain Nadson recognized her. They are both here to offer their evidence in person. Of course I am merely reporting what they told me.”