I knew that I had been cat's-paw in some game of high stakes.

But it was of Maxine I thought now, and the importance of the loss to her, not the national disaster which it might well be also.
"Wait," I said, "don't despair yet.

There's some mistake.

Perhaps we shall be able to see light when we've thrashed this out and talked it over.

I know I had a green letter-case.