Hewastakeninthecampbyoneofoursquires，and，inprivateexamination，franklyavowedhisfixedanddeterminedpurposetome，’’saidtheGrandMaster。
NowtheHeavenspardonthemwhopreventedthepurposeofthismostjudiciousCharegite！’’answeredConrade。
Heismyprisoner，’’addedtheTemplar，andsecludedfromspeechwithothers，asthoumay’stsuppose-butprisonshavebeenbroken’’-
Chainsleftunlocked，andcaptiveshaveescaped，’’answeredtheMarquis。Itisanancientsaying，-nosuredungeonbutthegrave。’’
Whenlooseheresumeshisquest，’’continuedthemilitarypriest；foritisthenatureofthissortofbloodhoundnevertoquittheslotofthepreyhehasoncescented。’’