I hoped to gain information on the point by inducing Yolanda to talk.

She was willing enough.
"Fraeulein," I said, "I quite agree with you.

It is a matter of surprise to me that these noblemen you mention do not see the truth as you state it." "They are fools, Sir Karl, sodden fools," exclaimed Yolanda.

"You could buy their souls for a sou.

King Louis buys them with an empty promise of one." "Why does not Duke Charles buy them ?" I asked.