CHAPTER XXVI.
A WOMAN OF TACT.
For answer, Conrad Van Straalen handed the lady the letter which General Berlaymont had written.
A slight flush crept into Doña Isidore’s face as she read the contents. Then she said: “Seigneurs, my friend is pleased to place a high value on my powers of diplomacy. I shall be glad to serve you in so interesting a matter. You are the brother of Mistress Van Straalen?”
The officer bowed.
“And Heer Chenoweth is her lover, I surmise. Here are all the materials for a charming romance. Nothing so amuses me as intrigue, and I pledge myself to do my best for you.”
“We cannot thank you enough, Doña de Cisneros,” began Conrad, but the Spanish lady cut short his expressions of gratitude.
“Wait, I beg of you,” she said, “before you thank me. Perhaps I shall fail, after all. Please
call in two days and learn of my success or failure.”
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