He literally boiled over, for he saw that I was quite cool and had no fear of him or of the terrible punishment to which he intended to consign me.

Besides which, he was filled with wonder regarding the exact amount of information which Elma had imparted to me.
"There are certain persons," I went on, "to whom it would be of intense interest to know the true reason why the steam-yacht _Lola_ put into Leghorn; why I was entertained on board her; why the safe in the British Consulate was rifled, and why the unfortunate girl, kept a prisoner on board, was taken on shore just before the hurried sailing of the vessel.

And there are other mysteries which the English police are trying to solve, namely, the reason Armida Santini and a man disguised as her husband died in Scotland at the hand of an assassin.

But surely I need say no more.

It is surely sufficient to convince you that if the truth were spoken, the revelations would be distinctly awkward." "For whom ?" he asked, opening his eyes.
"For you.