Arthur did some quick math in his head and came to an obvious conclusion—he must get the Duke of Sussex to join in.
Just in case, Arthur felt it necessary to meet Lionel when he returned to his hometown Frankfurt for the Rothschild Family's annual meeting.
Once the Duke joins, the probability of the railway line being approved will soar.
With Rothschild's maneuvering, Liszt's railway company could almost be equated with winning the bid.
Arthur was pondering this matter when he suddenly heard poetry reciting drifting from the window of the hotel across the street on the second floor.
"The original instigator was the nightingale, it kept singing: Cheep! Cheep! It sang life into everything, the violets and apples bloomed, the grass turned green.
The nightingale pecked open its own chest, red blood flowed out, and from the blood grew a beautiful rose tree, to which it confessed its passionate love.
