5/45 Then by all means let him change his paymaster. Warum nicht ?' 'True, friend, true!' replied Saxon. 'These beggarly Italians and Swiss have made such a trade of the matter, and sold themselves so freely, body and soul, to the longest purse, that it is well that we should be nice upon points of honour. But you remember the old hand-grip which no man in the Palatinate could exchange with you? Let him see how warm a North German welcome may be.' The Brandenburger showed his white teeth in a grin as he held out his broad brown hand to me. |