What should he do?
Where should he begin?
Suppose the chancellor should look at the situation adversely, from the duke's angle of vision, should the duke learn?
There was but one thing to do and that was to go boldly to Herbeck and lay the matter before him frankly.

Neither Jugendheit nor Ehrenstein wanted war.

The chancellor was wise; it would be better to dally with the truth than needlessly to sacrifice ten thousand lives.

But what had the lieutenant further to conceal?
The ambassador wanted no dinner.

He rang for his hat and coat, and twenty minutes later he was in the chancellor's cabinet.
"You seem out of health, Baron," was the chancellor's greeting.
"I am indeed that, Count.