At the same time, he is an extraordinarily human person, and success with him would mean the end of your enemies." "It sounds a bit of a forlorn hope," Maggie remarked cheerfully, "but I'll do my little best." "Prince Shan has abandoned his idea of landing at Paris," Jesson continued.

"He is coming direct to London.

I have to thank Chalmers for that information.

Immelan will meet him directly he arrives, and their first conversations will make history.

Afterwards, if things go well, Mademoiselle Karetsky will join the conference." "I fear," Maggie sighed, "that there will be difficulties in the way of my establishing confidential relations with Prince Shan." "There will be difficulties," Jesson assented, "but the thing is not so impossible as it would be in Paris.