'Forget everything, doctor,' he said, 'except that I am one man and you are another, and tell me the truth.

Shall you be able to save his Highness?
Tell me the truth.' 'There is no truth,' was the doctor's reply.

'The future is not in our hands, Prince.' 'But you are hopeful?
Yes or no.' The doctor looked at Prince Aribert.

'No!' he said shortly.

'I am not.