" And if I decline to serve in any other capacity
than the one I now "

" Then I shall brand you as a spy and a coward."

" You have already called me a spy, your excel"
lency. It will not make it true, let me add, if you
call me a coward. I refuse to take up arms against
either Dawsbergen or Axphain."

The remark created a profound sensation.
" Then you are employed by both instead of one ! "
shouted the Iron Count gleefully.
