If they spot you, my number's as good as hoisted from that minute.

You mustn't kid yourself you're safe for one second until the last card has been played." "Who are 'they' ?" "I'm coming to that.

Your first job is to make it possible for me to get the confidence of one or two of these conspirators.
You're a deaf-and-dumb man--stone deaf--with a message for staff- captain Ali Mirza, which you will only deliver to him in person.
Suliman does the talking.

You say nothing.

You simply refuse to hand your message over to any one but me.