"Any time."
"Does the relief watch come by this gate?"
"Not by this gate."
"And by which gate can one get into the fortress?"
"By no gate."
"You give very short answers, my friend, but we must get at Hassan Pasha this very night without fail."
"You must learn to fly then."
"Don't joke with me, sir! I have very important tidings for the Vizier; you may possibly find it easier to get into the fortress than we could. You shall receive from me a hundred ducats on the spot if you inform the Pasha that I, Emeric Tököly, bring with me as a captive the fugitive Prince of Moldavia, and the Vizier himself will certainly reward you for it richly."
The Count had no sooner mentioned his name, and pointed at the captive prince, than the Turkish sentinel quickly came forth from beneath the archway, and Tököly and Ghyka, in astonishment, exclaimed with one voice:
"Feriz Beg!"