"You read and write English ?" "Yes; one must, to serve in the army." "If you should see a big Servian with a neck like a bull and a head the size of a pea, who speaks very bad German, you will do well to keep out of his way,--unless you find a good place to tie him up.

I advise you not to commit murder without special orders,--do you understand ?" "It is the custom of the country," assented Oscar, in a tone of deep regret.
"To be sure," laughed Armitage; "and now I am going to give you money enough to carry out the project I have indicated." He took from his trunk a long bill-book, counted out twenty new one-hundred-dollar bills and threw them on the table.
"It is much money," observed Oscar, counting the bills laboriously.
"It will be enough for your purposes.

You can't spend much money up there if you try.

Bacon--perhaps eggs; a cow may be necessary,--who can tell without trying it?
Don't write me any letters or telegrams, and forget that you have seen me if you don't hear from me again." He went to the elevator and rode down to the office with Oscar and dismissed him carelessly.

Then John Armitage bought an armful of magazines and newspapers and returned to his room, quite like any traveler taking the comforts of his inn..