But here, alas, your speed for once brings us no profit.

You have heard, no doubt.
Her Highness the Princess Clementina is held at Innspruck in prison." Wogan rose to his feet.
"Prisons, sir," he said quietly, "have been broken before to-day.

I myself was once put to that necessity." The words took the Chevalier completely by surprise.

He leaned back in his chair and stared at Wogan.
"An army could not rescue her," he said.
"No, but one man might." "You ?" he exclaimed.

He pressed down the shade of the lamp to throw the light fully upon Wogan's face.