The Price He Paid — page 216: what you’re looking at

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DOCTOR FRANZ. 207 Call me by the name which has been familiar to — you.” : eden aan: stood silent, with a moody, downcast ook. “T can divine what has brought you hither,” went on Raven; “but even such a motive hardly excuses the temerity of the step. You are fully aware of the risk you run on this side the border, and your son is out of danger.” “But yesterday I believed him to be on his death- bed. My own safety could not be thought of at such atime. I felt I must hasten to him at all hazards.” The baron made no reply to this; perhaps he told himself that in a like case he would not have acted differently. “You understand why I insisted on your coming with me,” he continued, after a pause. “There were witnesses to our meeting. The superintendent of police had his eye upon us. I almost think some suspicion was already dawning in his mind. It was necessary to crush this in the bud; and a lengthened interview with me will serve youasa sort of guar- antee.” “No doubt; it would naturally be supposed that the governor of R—— would at once give over any suspicious person into the hands of the police. I was prepared for that when you recognized me.” “Moderate your tone, Rudolph,” said Raven, warningly; but the other went on unmoved: “And LI really do not know to what caprice I owe my rescue. But to be candid, Arno, I hada long- ing to meet you once more face to face, else I would rather have given myself up to that man’s myr- midons than have followed you.” Raven bit his lip «Since our parting you have so boldly and openly proclaimed yourself my enemy that I ought to have been prepared for some such attitude on your part. You will remember, however, that in our young days I never submitted to an insult, and in the course of years my temper has grown more enduring in this respect. So do not misuse your temporary ad- vantages, or forget that your position bars me from (E(0) Eomichbooks-.