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[Aside.] Time gained—all gained!

And meanwhile we might learn what part Lady Inger Gyldenlöve purposes to take in our design?

I?—None.

None!

Can ye marvel, noble Sirs, that I venture not on a game wherein loss would mean loss of all? And that, too, when none of my allies dare trust me fully.

That reproach touches not me. I trust you blindly; I pray you be assured of that.

Who should believe in you, if not your countrymen?

Truly,—this confidence rejoices me.

[Aside.] Curse her, will she slip out of the noose?