All to go on as usual at Castle, except to those in secret." When the receipt of his message had been signalled, we three--for, of course, the Voivodin was with us; she had refused to leave the Gospodar--set out hot-foot after our comrades.

But by the time we had descended the hill it was evident that the Voivodin could not keep up the terrific pace at which we were going.

She struggled heroically, but the long journey she had already taken, and the hardship and anxiety she had suffered, had told on her.

The Gospodar stopped, and said that it would be better that he should press on--it was, perhaps, her father's life--and said he would carry her.
"No, no!" she answered.

"Go on! I shall follow with the Vladika.
And then you can have things ready to get on soon after the Archbishop and Council arrive." They kissed each other after, on her part, a shy glance at me; and he went on the track of our comrades at a great pace.