Who can tell?
God knows that I have been through enough lately to drive me mad.' Aribert made no reply.

As a matter of strict fact, the thought had crossed his mind that Eugen's brain had not yet recovered its normal tone and activity.

This speech of his nephew's, however, had the effect of immediately restoring his belief in the latter's entire sanity.

He felt convinced that if only he could regain his nephew's confidence, the old brotherly confidence which had existed between them since the years when they played together as boys, all might yet be well.

But at present there appeared to be no sign that Eugen meant to give his confidence to anyone.
The young Prince had come up out of the valley of the shadow of death, but some of the valley's shadow had clung to him, and it seemed he was unable to dissipate it.
'By the way,' said Eugen suddenly, 'I must reward these Racksoles, I suppose.