"What was the name of the man from whom you bought the wood ?" cried he.
Ehrenthal had read the newspaper too, and the truth now flashed upon him.

He gave a name at once.
"And the place where the wood lay ?" Ehrenthal named that too.
"Are you telling me the truth ?" asked the baron, drawing a third deep breath.
Ehrenthal saw that he had a sick conscience to deal with, and treated the case with the utmost gentleness.

"What is the baron uneasy about ?" said he, shaking his head; "I believe that the man with whom I dealt has made a good profit out of the affair.

Nothing could be more fair than the whole transaction.

But, even had it not been so, why, my good sir, should you be troubled?
There was no reason why I should not tell you the names, both of the man and place, before; but I did not do so, because the bargain was mine, not yours.