What did you go into his room to talk to him about ?" "Business!" she replied, with a directness which impressed both men.
"Mere business.

He and I had several conversations on board the _Perisco_--I made out he was a clever business man.

I want to invest some money--he advised me to put it into a development company in Norway, which is doing big things in fir and pine.

I went into his room to look at some plans and papers--he gave me some prospectuses which are in that bag there just now---I was reading them over again only this evening.
That's all.

I wasn't there many minutes--and, as I told you, he was very well, very brisk and lively then." "Did he show you any valuables that he had with him--jewels ?" asked Allerdyke brusquely.
"Jewels! Valuables!" she answered.