"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 excellency. 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.

"I am employed as a guard for her royal highness," said Baldos, with a

square glance at Yetive, "and not as a fighter in the ranks. I will

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fight till death for her, but not for Graustark."




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