I RECEIVE A VISITOR AND BAIT A HOOK
Rassendyll, Sapt and Fritz travel to the estate of a relation of Fritz Von Tarlenheim’s, about five miles from Zenda. They have ten trustworthy gentlemen who are told that Michael has already made an attempt on the king’s life and is suspected of having one of the king’s friends imprisoned in the castle of Zenda. Only an hour after his arrival at the Chateau of Tarlenheim, the king receives a courtesy visit from three of the six, the Ruritanian Lauengram, Krafstein and Rupert of Hentzau. That evening Rassendyll, with fritz visits the inn where he previously stayed at Zenda and meets with the same girl and asks about Johann. She tells him that he is very much busy in the castle. Rassendyll says that she is the only one who can bring him back in the inn. She says,
“Do you mean him harm, sir.”
Rassendyll replies,
“Not if he will do as I bid him. But I think I’ve told you enough, my pretty main. See that you do as I bid you. And mind, no one is to know that the king has been here.”
He persuades the landlady’s daughter to arrange a meeting with Johann, a faithful servant of Michael at a spot outside Zenda on the following evening. He meets with Johann and does not let him know that he is king. On his return, he learns that one of his ten gentlemen; rather like him has been shot at and wounded by one of Michael’s followers.
QUESTIONS
Q1. Who informs about castle of Zenda to Rassendyll?
Ans. Johann, a faithful servant of Michael informs Rassendyll about the castle of Zenda.
Q2. Why does he help Rudolf Rassendyll?
Ans. He loves the girl of inn and in her love he helps Rudolf Rassendyll.
Q3. Why does Rudolf Rassendyll stay in the inn?
Ans. Rudolf Rassendyll knows that Johann loves the girl of inn and he can come here to meet with the girl. He believes that with the help of girl and Johann he can collect some valuable information about castle of Zenda.
