comes along ?" Mr Verloc said nothing.

He was afraid to open his lips lest a groan should escape him.
"This is what you should try for.

An attempt upon a crowned head or on a president is sensational enough in a way, but not so much as it used to be.

It has entered into the general conception of the existence of all chiefs of state.

It's almost conventional--especially since so many presidents have been assassinated.