The black and white barriers came in view at last, hard by Bruck, and opposite them the green and yellow of Saxony.

The Saxon custom-house officers came out.
'I have no luggage,' said the Chevalier.
'The gentleman has nothing contraband,' said the Prussian officers, grinning, and took their leave of their prisoner with much respect.
The Chevalier de Balibari gave them a Frederic apiece.
'Gentlemen,' said he, 'I wish you a good day.

Will you please to go to the house whence we set out this morning, and tell my man there to send on my baggage to the "Three Kings" at Dresden ?' Then ordering fresh horses, the Chevalier set off on his journey for that capital.

I need not tell you that _I_ was the Chevalier.
'From the Chevalier de Balibari to Redmond Barry, Esquire, Gentilhomme Anglais, a l'Hotel des 3 Couronnes, a Dresde en Saxe.
'Nephew Redmond,--This comes to you by a sure hand, no other than Mr.
Lumpit of the English Mission, who is acquainted, as all Berlin will be directly, with our wonderful story.

They only know half as yet; they only know that a deserter went off in my clothes, and all are in admiration of your cleverness and valour.
'I confess that for two hours after your departure I lay in bed in no small trepidation, thinking whether His Majesty might have a fancy to send me to Spandau, for the freak of which we had both been guilty.