Then he said,
“We have made very good progress, my darling – in fact, I have never known my train to go so fast. But we have to be very careful, as you will doubtless understand.”
“Of course,” Vida said, “but what are we to do?”
“When we have had our luncheon,” the Prince answered, “we shall arrive at a small station which is about five miles short of the border.”
Vida listened as he went on.
“We are going to get out there and we will wait for the ordinary afternoon train which goes to Cernauti. After we have passed into Rumania, my own train, which will be waiting in a siding, will follow us. If it is searched, as I expect it will be, there will be nobody on board except for the attendants.”
“Do you think they will let it through?”
“I am sure they will,” the Prince said. “They will
