He had in fact only to lose.

It was what he came to tell me--that he had asked me too high a price, more than the object was really worth.
There was a particular reason, which he hadn't mentioned, and which had made him consider and repent.

He wrote for leave to see me again--wrote in such terms that I saw him here this afternoon." "Here ?"--it made the Prince look about him.
"Downstairs--in the little red room.

While he was waiting he looked at the few photographs that stand about there and recognised two of them.
Though it was so long ago, he remembered the visit made him by the lady and the gentleman, and that gave him his connexion.

It gave me mine, for he remembered everything and told me everything.