Fred gasped as he recognized him.

At the same moment the grip on his arm was loosened, and the Grand Duke Nicholas swept off his cap.
"Your Majesty," he said, "this is the American boy of whom we have heard.

One who has done such things as he is charged with must hear his fate from your own lips.

He is charged by Mikail Suvaroff with being a spy and a traitor.

On the other hand--" The Czar smiled.
"Thanks to our good Alexander, we know the truth," he said.