Some one had seized the loquacious orator of the kabak, and he was at that moment being quietly hustled out of the room.
After this there was a sullen silence, which Paul could not charm away, charm he never so wisely.
When his patients had at last ebbed away he lighted a cigarette and walked thoughtfully back to the castle.

There was danger in the air, and this was one of those men upon whom danger acts as a pleasant stimulant..