“Thank God! Danuska! You recognize me.”
His voice awoke her completely. Then she sat up in the bed and with open eyes she repeated:
“Zbyszko!”
Then she began to blink and look around her in amazement.
“You are no more in captivity,” said Zbyszko. “I have rescued you from their hands and I am taking you to Spychow.”
But she withdrew her hands from Zbyszko’s and said:
“All this came to pass because there was no permission from dear papa.
Where is the princess?”
“Awake, then, dear little berry! The princess is far away and we have rescued you from the Germans.”
Then she appeared not to notice his words but seemed to try to recollect something.
“They have also taken away my little lute and have broken it against the wall. Hey!”
“O God!” exclaimed Zbyszko.
He then observed that she
