"
"If you were not followed when you came, you will certainly be followed
as you return."
"In that case, my Lord, the spies will track me to the innocent home of
Herr Goebel, the merchant, in the Fahrgasse."
"They will shadow you when you leave his house."
"Then their industry will be rewarded by an enjoyable terminus; in other
words, the drinking cellar of the Rheingold."
"Be assured, your Highness, that ultimately you will be traced to the
Royal Palace."
"Again not so, my Lord. They will be led across the bridge into the
mechanics' quarter of Sachsenhausen, and if the watch continues, they
must make a night of it, for I shall enter my humble room there and go
to bed."
"I see you have it all planned out," commented the discomfited
Archbishop.
The young man laughed.
"I anticipate an interesting life, my Lord, because it is my habit to
think before I act, and I notice that this apparently baffles the
Electors. The truth is that you three are so subtle, and so much afraid
of one another, so on the alert lest you be taken by surprise, that a
straightforward action on my part throws all intrigue out of gear.
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