“To-morrow! Yes, quite right; to-morrow I shall save his life, if it is his will.”
“How? What? Speak! Speak! If that were possible, how fortunately all things have come to pass!”
“However—” I began hesitatingly.
“Well?”
“It will be impossible for you to accompany him.”
“I told you I was resolute.”
“I am quite confident, however, that I shall be able later to procure a passport for you.”
“First tell me about my father; my own distress is less important.”
“Well, I told you I had friends, did I not?”
“Yes.”