You've got all the machinery, and it's my experience that if even one solitary man keeps chewing on at a problem he discovers something.' My enthusiasm was beginning to strike sparks from Macgillivray.

He was looking thoughtful now, instead of despondent.
'There might be something in that,' he said, 'but it's a far-out chance.' 'Of course it's a far-out chance, and that's all we're ever going to get from Ivery.

But we've taken a bad chance before and won ...

Then you've all that you know about Ivery here.

Go through his _dossier_ with a small-tooth comb and I'll bet you find something to work on.
Blenkiron, you're a man with a cool head.