They are snug in the Stein-schloss by this time." "The Stein-schloss!" Gretchen blanched.

"Holy Mother, what has happened ?" "Why, your vintner and Herr Ludwig were arrested an hour ago, accused of being spies from Jugendheit." "It is a lie!" cried Gretchen hollowly.

She groped blindly for the door.
"Where are you going, Gretchen ?" Fraeu Bauer inquired anxiously.
"To her highness! She will save him!" Her highness was dreaming.

She had fallen into this habit of late.

A flame in the fireplace, a cloud in the sky, a dash of rain on the window, all these drew her fancy.