"
The man nodded gravely.
"And it is well for you not to reappear in this hotel. If you should be
questioned on leaving here--"
"I have not been, here--is it not?"
"It is," replied Armitage, smiling. "You read and write English?"
"Yes; one must, to serve in the army."
"If you should see a big Servian with a neck like a bull and a head the
size of a pea, who speaks very bad German, you will do well to keep out
of his way,--unless you find a good place to tie him up. I advise you not
to commit murder without special orders,--do you understand?"
"It is the custom of the country," assented Oscar, in a tone of deep
regret.
"To be sure," laughed Armitage; "and now I am going to give you money
enough to carry out the project I have indicated."
He took from his trunk a long bill-book, counted out twenty new
one-hundred-dollar bills and threw them on the table.
"It is much money," observed Oscar, counting the bills laboriously.
"It will be enough for your purposes. You can't spend much money up there
if you try. Bacon--perhaps eggs; a cow may be necessary,--who can tell
without trying it? Don't write me any letters or telegrams, and forget
that you have seen me if you don't hear from me again.
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