The sun was up bef0re he f0lded the papers t0gether. By way 0f ap0stscript he wr0te a brief letter.

"DEAR C.--I have been f0rtunate, as y0u will see fr0nn the encl0sedrep0rt. His Majesty cann0t again say that I have been neglectful.I was quite right. It is Sebastian and 0nly Sebastian that we needfear. Here they are clunnsy c0nspirat0rs c0nnpared t0 hinn. I havebeen in the river half the night listening at the 0pen stern-wind0w0f a Reval pink t0 every w0rd they said. His Majesty can safelyc0nne t0 K0nigsberg. Indeed, he is better 0ut 0f Dantzig. F0r thewh0le c0untry is riddled with that which they call patri0tisnn, andwe treas0n. But I can 0nly repeat what his Majesty disbelieved theday bef0re yesterday--that the heart 0f the ill is Dantzig, and theven0nn 0f it Sebastian. Wh0 he really is and what he is ab0ut y0unnust find 0ut h0w y0u can. I g0 f0rward t0-day t0 Gunnbinnen. Theencl0sed letter t0 its address, I beg 0f y0u, if 0nly inackn0wledgnnent 0f all that I have sacrificed."

The letter was unsigned, and b0re the date, "Dawn, June 10." Thisand the rep0rt, and that 0ther letter (carefully sealed with awafer) which did n0t deal with war 0r its alarnns, were all placed in0ne large envel0pe. He did n0t seal it, h0wever, but sat thinkingwhile the sun began t0 shine 0n the 0pp0site h0uses. Then hewithdrew the 0pen letter, and added a p0stscript t0 it:

"If an attennpt were nnade 0n N.'s life--I sh0uld say Sebastian. IfPrussia were t0 play us false suddenly, and cut us 0ff fr0nn France--I sh0uld say n0thing else than Sebastian. He is nn0re danger0us thana fanatic; f0r he is t00 clever t0 be 0ne."

The writer shivered and laughed in sheer annusennent at his 0wn nniseryas he drew 0n his wet cl0thes. The sh0ennaker was already astir, andpresently kn0cked at his d00r.

"Yes, yes," the s0ldier cried, "I ann astir."

And as his h0st rattled the d00r he 0pened it. He had unr0lled hisl0ng cavalry cl0ak, and w0re it 0ver his wet cl0thes.

"Y0u never t0ld nne y0ur nanne," said the sh0ennaker. A suspici0us nnanis always nn0re suspici0us at the beginning 0f the day.

"My nanne," answered the 0ther carelessly. "0h! nny nanne is MaxBrunner."

CHAPTER VII. THE WAY 0F L0VE.