Weisspriess laughed.
'You're not a fighting man, Pericles.' The Greek nodded affably.

'One is in my way, I have him put out of my way.

It is easiest.' 'Ah! easiest, is it ?' Captain Weisspriess 'frowned meditative' over this remarkable statement of a system.

'Well, it certainly saves trouble.
Besides, my good Pericles, none but an ass would quarrel with you.

I was observing that General Pierson wants his nephew to marry the Countess Lena immediately; and if, as you tell me, this girl Belloni, who is called la Vittoria--the precious little woman!--has such power over him, it's quite as well, from the General's point of view, that she should be out of the way at Sonnenberg.