"Then," said he, "you are welcome; sit down, if you please, perhaps I may be able to be useful to you some how or other, before I fall a victim to my crimes. I can caution you at least against cheats like myself"
"No idle curiosity has prompted me," said I, "to see you, nor am I come to distress you by illiberal reproaches, for having once endangered my life; that would be ungenerous: You have saved me once from eminent destruction, and that atones fully for all former injuries; yet, you will not be offended if I earnestly request you to clear up some late events, which have happened to myself and the Austrian, who—"
"Has been imposed upon by me," replied Volkert, "like yourself, whom I had given the lie at F———, in your and your friend's presence: I will give you all the information you desire, and at the same time a short sketch of my life, as well as it is in my power in mypresent
