"To whom did you make that promise?" And, as she did not reply: "Was the promise made to anybody I ever met?"
She looked at him in a distressed way, but his face darkened and his determination increased.
"Did you make that promise to a German? An officer? Did you make it to General von Reiter?"
"Yes."
"I see. And there are papers in that satchel!"
"Yes."
"Where did you get them?"
"From—Mr. Grätz."
"You were accustomed to receive papers from Mr. Grätz?"
"Sometimes."