"You two villains!" he said.

"You two unscrupulous villains! Here you are, as rough as bears, because I won't be a thief! Why have I killed young Rupert and left you rogues alive ?" I felt the friendly pressure of his hand on my arm.

I could not answer him.

With every word from his lips and every moment of his presence my sorrow grew keener that he would not stay.

Bernenstein looked across at me and shrugged his shoulders despairingly.