"Well, fire away, then.

You shall pick the brains of a Cabinet Minister at your leisure, so long as you'll give me a cigarette--and present me, when we have finished, to the Baroness.

The country has no secrets from you, Norgate.

Where will you begin ?" "Well, you've been warned, any way," Norgate reminded him, as he offered his cigarette case.

"Now tell me.