6/34 I wrote Herbeck once while there. He believed that I was innocent. He has a great heart, Ludwig, and he has done splendid work for Ehrenstein." "He keeps a steady hand on the duke." "But you, what are you doing in Dreiberg, in this guise ?" Herr Ludwig sat upon the counter and clasped a knee. "Do you care for fairy-stories ?" "Sometimes." "Well, once upon a time there lived a king. |