Of course, I don't require much assistance--merely clerical help, but it's got to be of a highly intelligent and specialized sort." "Leave your business in her hands if need be, I reckon ?" suggested Allerdyke, with a sidelong nod at the closed door.
"In ordinary matters, yes--comfortably," answered Fullaway.

"She's a bit a specialist in two things that I'm mainly concerned in--pictures and diamonds.

She can tell a genuine Old Master at a glance, and she knows a lot about diamonds--her father was in that trade at one time, out in South Africa." "Clever woman to have," observed Allerdyke; "knows all your business, of course ?" "All the surface business," said Fullaway, "naturally! Anything but a confidential secretary would be useless to me, you know." "Just so," agreed Allerdyke.

"Told her about this affair yet ?" "I've had no chance so far," replied Fullaway.

"I shall take her advice about it--she's a cute woman." "Smart-looking, sure enough," said Allerdyke.