Behind her, as usual, hovered the protecting shadow of Suzanne.

John stepped inside and closed the door.
"Julie," he said, in a whisper, sharp with anxiety, "we must leave Obenstein in fifteen minutes! Weber is a traitor in the service of Prince Karl of Auersperg! He followed us to get you back to him! He has been signaling from a wireless station on the mountain! A detachment of hussars will be here in three hours!" Her pallor deepened, but the courage that he loved still glowed in her eyes.
"But Weber ?" she said.

"He will stop our flight ?" "He will never harm us more, Julie.

He is dead." "You--" "No, Julie, I did not kill him.

It was a stronger arm than mine that struck the blow.