He was hurled away from the door, and through it burst Rischenheim and the whole score after him.

They were jostling one another and crying out to know what passed and where the king was.

High over all the voices, coming from the back of the throng, I heard the cry of the girl Rosa.

But as soon as they were in the room, the same spell that had fastened Bernenstein and me to inactivity imposed its numbing power on them also.

Only Rischenheim gave a sudden sob and ran forward to where his cousin lay.