Cologne stood with one hand on the
parapet, and gazed entranced at the scene, but the practical Mayence
paid no attention whatever to it.
"Your troublesome guest, Treves, has one more request to make, which is
that you order his flag hoisted to the top of that pole."
Treves at once departed to give this command, while Cologne, with
clouded brow, turned from his appreciation of the view.
"My Lord," he said, "you have requested the raising of a signal."
"Yes," was the reply.
"A signal which calls your men from the Lahn to the landing at
Stolzenfels?"
"Yes," repeated Mayence.
"My Lord, I have kept my promise not only to the letter, but in the
spirit as well. My troops are marching peaceably away, and will reach
their barracks some time to-morrow. Although I exacted no promise from
you, you implied there was a truce between us, and that your army, like
my company, was not to be called into action of any kind."
"Your understanding of our pact is concisely stated, even though my
share in that pact remained unspoken.
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