Be brave now, if never again," I said to myself.

And my voice sounded perfectly natural as I exclaimed: "Oh, the 'document' again.

The one you spoke about when we first met to-night.

You rouse my curiosity.

But I don't in the least know what you mean." "The loss of it is known," he said.
"Ah, it's a lost document ?" "As you will be lost, Maxine, if you don't come to me for the help I'm only too glad to give--on conditions.