Without this immunity my lips will be sealed for ever. As I said, I ask
nothing for myself, nothing. There has been a great blunder and a great
wrong, too; but God sent me here to right it. Will you do this?"
"But I must know--," began Carmichael.
"You will know everything, once you obtain this concession from the
duke."
"But why don't you want immunity for yourself?"
"There must be some one for the duke to punish," heroically; "otherwise
he will refuse."
"Still, suppose I bargain for you, too?"
"When you tell him my name is Breunner there will be no bargaining."
"What has this clock-mender to do with the case?"
"He is Count von Arnsberg."
"By George! And this Gipsy?"
"The man who bribed me. Arnsberg is an innocent man; but this has to be
proved, and you are going to help us prove it."
All this was in English; the Gipsy and the former chancellor understood
little or nothing.
"I will do what I can, Hans, and I will let you know the result after
dinner to-night."
"That will be enough. But unless he concedes, do not tell him our names.
That would be ruin and nothing gained."
"You have me a bit dazed," Carmichael admitted. "I ought to know what
this blunder is, to have something to stand on."
Grumbach shook his head.
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