RUPERT’SJOURNAL——Continued。
April16，1907。
TheonlyreliefIhavehadfromthehauntinganxietyregardingtheLadyoftheShroudhasbeeninthetroubledstateofmyadoptedcountry。TherehasevidentlybeensomethingupwhichIhavenotbeenallowedtoknow。Themountaineersaretroubledandrestless；arewanderingabout，singlyandinparties，andholdingmeetingsinstrangeplaces。ThisiswhatIgatherusedtobeinolddayswhenintrigueswereonfootwithTurks，Greeks，Austrians，Italians，Russians。Thisconcernsmevitally，formymindhaslongbeenmadeuptosharethefortunesoftheLandoftheBlueMountains。ForgoodorillImeantostayhere：J’ysuis，j’yreste。IsharehenceforththelotoftheBlueMountaineers；andnotTurkey，norGreece，norAustria，norItaly，norRussia——no，notFrancenorGermanyeither；
notmannorGodnorDevilshalldrivemefrommypurpose。WiththesepatriotsIthrowinmylot！Myonlydifficultyseemedatfirsttobewiththementhemselves。TheyaresoproudthatatthebeginningI
fearedtheywouldnotevenaccordmethehonourofbeingoneofthem！