Nadiawasnearhim，calmalso，butsecretlyuneasyatascenewhichitwouldhavebeenbettertoavoid。
“Enough！“saidthetraveler。Then，goinguptothepostmaster，“Letthehorsesbeputintomyberlin，“heexclaimedwithathreateninggesture。
Thepostmaster，muchembarrassed，didnotknowwhomtoobey，andlookedatMichael，whoevidentlyhadtherighttoresisttheunjustdemandsofthetraveler。
Michaelhesitatedaninstant。Hedidnotwishtomakeuseofhispodorojna，whichwouldhavedrawnattentiontohim，andhewasmostunwillingalso，bygivinguphishorses，todelayhisjourney，andyethemustnotengageinastrugglewhichmightcompromisehismission。
Thetworeporterslookedathimreadytosupporthimshouldheappealtothem。