"Ah! The good Paul!" said the lieutenant, chuckling. "And dost thou so carefully watch over thy pretty cousin? Ach! perhaps it is as well. My service, Fräulein. Good-night."
CHAPTER XXV
PAUL IN THE WHIRLPOOL OF DOUBT
After Belinda's first astonishment at Paul Genau's timely appearance, she felt only gratitude for his presence.
"Ah, I am so glad you came as you did, Paul," she said, tucking her hand into the crook of his arm.
She felt his arm tremble and knew that Genau had difficulty in speaking calmly.
"What—what did he want of you?"
"Why, I went there to ask——"
"I know what you went for," Paul interrupted. "Begging off that wretched Frenchman. I know that. But what did—did the Herr Lieutenant mean by wanting to escort you—and where?"
"Back to the hospital," said Belinda, answering his last question first. "You Germans seem to be obsessed by a desire to make love to me," she added scornfully.