And if l bring an army to the castle?' l asked. Duke Michael will still murder the King, replied Johann"He won't fight. He'll kill the King and push his body down the pipe And he'll put one of the sixin the prison. He'llsay thc man had done something to make him angry. That will stop the stories about a prisoner in zenda. Johann stopped for a minute, but then he added, "If they know I've told you this they'll kill me. They're all bad, but Rupert of Hentzau is the worst. Don't let them kill me... "All right," l said. "But if anyone asks you who the prisoner of Zenda is, don't tell him. If you do, l'll kill you myself! Johann left thc room and I looked at Sapt. "It doesn't matter what plan we make," I said. "The King will be dead before we can get to him! sapt shook his grey head angrily. "You'll still be King of Ruritania in a year's time.' Perhaps one of the Duke's men will turn against him I began. "Impossible,' replied Sapt. "Then we need the help of God,' l said