Skinsky took it, and here we lose the trail.

We only know that the box is somewhere on the water, moving along.

The customs and the octroi, if there be any, have been avoided.
Now we come to what the Count must have done after his arrival, on land, at Galatz.
The box was given to Skinsky before sunrise.

At sunrise the Count could appear in his own form.

Here, we ask why Skinsky was chosen at all to aid in the work?
In my husband's diary, Skinsky is mentioned as dealing with the Slovaks who trade down the river to the port.