"Old Bank, in Monday Market; Popham & Hargreaves, in the Square; Wrychester Bank, in Spurriergate.

That's the lot." "Much obliged," said Jettison.

"And--for the present--not a word of what we've talked about.

You'll be hearing more--later." He went away, memorizing the names of the three banking establishments--ten minutes later he was in the private parlour of the first, in serious conversation with its manager.

Here it was necessary to be more secret, and to insist on more secrecy than with the secretary of the Second Friendly, and to produce all his credentials and give all his reasons.