He stood just outside, listening intently and searching
the darkness with eager eyes.
CHAPTER XI. WHAT THE CHANCELLOR'S WIFE SAW
THE night, so precious in its silence, solitude, and darkness,
was waning fast; soon the first dim approaches of day would be
visible; soon the streets would become alive and people be about.
Before then Rudolf Rassendyll, the man who bore a face that he
dared not show in open day, must be under cover; else men would
say that the king was in Strelsau, and the news would flash in a
few hours through the kingdom and (so Rudolf feared) reach even
those ears which we knew to be shut to all earthly sounds. But
there was still some time at Mr. Rassendyll's disposal, and he
could not spend it better than in pursuing his fight with Bauer.
Taking a leaf out of the rascal's own book, he drew himself back
into the shadow of the house walls and prepared to wait. At the
worst he could keep the fellow from communicating with
Rischenheim for a little longer, but his hope was that Bauer
would steal back after a while and reconnoitre with a view to
discovering how matters stood, whether the unwelcome visitor had
taken his departure and the way to Rischenheim were open.
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