He was a young Englishman of normal type, long-limbed, clean-shaven, with good features, a humorous mouth and keen grey eyes.
"In actual years," he admitted, "I may have the advantage of you two, but so far as regards the qualities of youth, Karschoff is the youngest man here.

Besides, no one could refuse him anything." "It is a subterfuge," the Prince objected, "but if I must go, I will go presently.

We will wait five minutes, in case Providence should be kind to us." The three men relapsed into silence.

They were seated in a comfortable recess of the card room of the St.Philip's Club.

The atmosphere of the apartment seemed redolent with suggestions of faded splendour.