"Of course suborned by England? Of that there can be no doubt."
"The prince never said so."
"Well, but, it is clear enough, the man must have had means; he traveled by a very circuitous route; he had come from Hamburg, probably?"
"I never heard."
"He must have done so. The ports of Holland, as those of France, would have been too dangerous for him. Italy is out of the question."
I owned that I had not speculated so deeply on the matter.
"It was strange," said he, after a pause, "that the duke never mentioned who had introduced the man to him."
"He merely called him a valued friend."
"In other words, the Count D'Artois," said the count; "did it not strike you so?"
I had to confess it had not occurred to me to think so.