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 with the promise to see my friend once more next morning. He seemed little inclined to give us his opinion, on the means by which the Baron could have got intelligence of the conjuration, and the man who had performed it; yet he promised to tell us next morning all he knew about it. I remained with my friend the whole night, and began to sleep a little towards morning. At six o'clock Volkert interrupted our slumber, telling us that he came to take leave of us.

We gazed at him with astonishment and surprise.

"Yes, gentlemen," exclaimed he, "I am going to leave this town, and I am very fortunate that I can do it in an honorable manner. I promised you last night, to tell you how Baron T has traced out his tormentor; know then, that he has written to his family the same what he wrote to you in his second letter; his relations soon suspected me, being known here as a Ne-