The judges consulted together. The prompt and positive acknowledgment of the last charge was more than they had expected; the accused need not have committed himself. The examination was resumed.
"A brother of yours, a hussar officer, deserted with his men. Did you use your influence to persuade him to that course?"
So it was not known who had actually persuaded Richard to lead his men into Hungary; or were they intentionally heaping all the blame on his head to make his condemnation the surer? He hastened to reply:
"Yes, it was I who did it." He answered so eagerly as to excite some surprise.
"Have you not another brother,—Edmund or Jenő?"
"Yes; 'Jenő' in Hungarian, 'Edmund' in German."
"Aren't you wrong? Is not 'Eugen' the German for 'Jenő,' and 'Edmund' the German for 'Ödön'? I have heard the matter discussed before now."
"No, it is as I say."
"This brother disappeared from Vienna simultaneously with the hussar officer. Do you know the reason?"
"I believe it was because he found himself thrown out of his place in the chancellor's office, and was unwilling to pass his time in idleness."