They may kill me, but what of that, it is for my master." "No, Alexis, not now," Jack said, laying his hand upon the arm of the angry Russian.

"Perhaps later, but we will see.

But I have found out that Paul, the hall servant, is acting as his spy.

I heard the governor order him to meet him at the cross roads at eight o'clock to-night.

I suppose he means where the road crosses that to town, about half-way along.